Alternative trading system Instinet Canada Ltd. is beefing up its sales and trading desk in Toronto with a couple of new hires.

The firm has hired Canadian institutional trading veterans Jeff Houslander and Andrew Hill as executive directors, electronic and program sales and trading. They are joining Instinet from ITG Canada.

Before joining ITG, Houslander held trading roles at Goodman & Company, National Bank and Nomura Canada, and Hill was at AEGON Dealer Services Canada.

“Instinet has a long history in Canada, and we are committed to further building our business in the region,” said Jonathan Kellner, president, North America, at Instinet.

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