Former Tradeweb executive Charlie Collins joins RTX Fintech to lead European expansion

RTX Fintech & Research, a US electronic interdealer trading platform for interest rate swaps, has appointed Charlie Collins as head of markets, Europe.

Collins will collaborate with chief executive James Cawley and Christopher Jonns, global head of markets at RTX Fintech, to oversee the company's strategy and business launch into the European interest rate swaps and derivatives markets.

Collins joins from Tradeweb, where he spent 13 years between 2011 and 2024. During his tenure at Tradeweb, he headed the firm's European credit business and led several cross-asset initiatives spanning product management, market structure and global expansion.

"I'm thrilled to join the RTX team which is on a mission of much-needed disruption of the swaps market. RTX is leading the drive towards electronification of what is a traditionally voice-driven part of the market. They've made great strides to do so in the U.S. and I couldn't be more excited to extend that innovation to Europe."

Charlie Collins, head of markets, Europe, RTX Fintech

 

Charlie Collins, head of markets, Europe, RTX Fintech

Jonns said Collins' appointment would support the platform's expansion across G20 interest rate swap markets.

"With the addition of Charlie, we're positioned to dramatically scale our execution capabilities and penetrate new opportunities across G20 interest rate swap markets. His deep market knowledge in electronic trading will be key as we broaden our product footprint and expand dealer participation across regions."

Christopher Jonns, global head of markets, RTX Fintech

 

Christopher Jonns, global head of markets, RTX Fintech

RTX Fintech launched its request for trade electronic trading protocol for USD swaps 20 months ago with the support of several bank liquidity providers. The platform currently has 18 dealers live in the US and continues to add more swaps dealers globally.

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