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Updated · The TRADE News · Aug 20
Texas Stock Exchange Hires Jesse Forster for Strategy Role After July 10 Trading Debut
Updated
Updated · The TRADE News · Aug 20

Texas Stock Exchange Hires Jesse Forster for Strategy Role After July 10 Trading Debut

1 articles · Updated · The TRADE News · Aug 20

Summary

  • Jesse Forster will join the Texas Stock Exchange in September in a client and product strategy role, marking an early senior hire after the venue’s July launch.
  • TXSE began live operations on July 6 and opened public trading on July 10, giving the new exchange a strategy lead as it builds out products and client relationships.
  • Forster arrives from Coalition Greenwich, where he spent 4 years as head of equity market structure and technology, bringing market-structure and electronic-trading experience.
  • TXSE has already outlined its next rollout steps: auctions later this year, ETP listings in Q3 2026, corporate transfers in Q4, and IPOs in 2027.

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