Cantor Fitzgerald Continues to Add to Mortgage Backed Trading Desk

NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global services financial firm, today announced the continued expansion of its global fixed income platform with the appointment of Rafael Sison and Olivier Dupiton to its leading Mortgage Backed trading desk.  Mr. Sison joins the firm as a Managing Director and Senior CMO trader focused on Secondary and New Issue Agency CMO.  Mr. Dupiton joins as Director, focused on trading Agency Multifamily CMBS, including Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac K Certificates and Ginnie Mae multifamily REMICs.   

"We are excited to welcome Rafael and Olivier to our team," said Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.  "These two seasoned professionals have a proven track record of success, which demonstrates our unwavering commitment to expanding our offering to clients and strengthening our existing capabilities.  We have successfully grown our franchise across all areas of fixed income, and see an opportunity to gain market share and grow our global distribution platform to better serve our institutional client base in the mortgage backed securities market." 

Mr. Sison served as Managing Director and Senior Trader at Sterne, Agee and Leach, focused on Agency CMOs.  Mr. Sison holds a B.A. in Business Administration from St. Mary's College of California.

Mr. Dupiton served as an Associate Director and Agency Multifamily Trader at Sandler O'Neill & Partners, responsible for trading Agency Multifamily and SBA fixed and floating debt securities.  Mr. Dupiton holds a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University.

About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent capital markets investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform.  Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  Cantor Fitzgerald has approximately 1,600 employees serving clients through over 30 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

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