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West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC has opened a new office in Chicago, IL., with 12 year industry veteran, Michael Ferro, as head. Ferro has held positions at Genworth Financial, Knight Capital Markets, and X-Change Financial Access. He is experienced in both the trading and operations aspects of the buy and sell side, the company said.

“As we continue to expand our presence nationwide, we are very fortunate to have someone with Michael’s talent and experience join our team,” says Douglas Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC. Atlanta based NorthPoint opened also opened an office in Connecticut earlier in the year.

NorthPoint is an institutional brokerage and fund services company working with small and medium sized hedge funds.

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