Jon Yalmokas Joins Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as Global Head of Prime Brokerage

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor" or the "Firm"), a leading financial services company, today announced that Jon Yalmokas has joined the Firm as the Global Head of Prime Brokerage, based in New York.

Mr. Anshu Jain, President of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., commented: "I am pleased to welcome Jon to Cantor Fitzgerald. Throughout his career, Jon has developed a successful track record of growing some of Wall Street's most respected Prime Brokerage businesses, making him a valuable asset to the Firm."   

"Jon will cultivate relationships with leading hedge funds and leverage Cantor's strong platform of products and services to take our Prime Brokerage business to the next level."

Mr. Yalmokas was the Head of Americas Prime Brokerage at Bank of America Merrill Lynch since 2011, and previously served as the Head of Financing Sales, Capital Introduction and Consulting at UBS Investment Bank.

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 Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent 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, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 23 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. For more information, please visit www.cantor.com. 

Note to Editors: Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, and Anshu Jain, President, lead Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., the parent company of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. 

SOURCE Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.