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Mr. Robert G.
Shiels is a Managing Director at SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. He has over 15 years’ experience in fixed-income trading and sales.
He joined the firm in March 1996 and as a member of the taxable bond trading team, specializing in mortgage, agency, and investment-grade corporate bonds.
Mr. Shiels began his career with First Southwest Company where he traded fixed income products for Public Fund clients and the firm’s correspondent firms.
In 1992, he joined Southwest Securities and was responsible for trading all mortgage and government-agency products for Southwest’s institutional and retail distribution, as well as the firm’s external customers.
Bob Shiels active positions
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SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.
 SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1987, SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, New York City and Edmund, Oklahoma. The firm specializes in serving financial institutions. Their expertise lies in public finance and trading, institutional sales, taxable fixed-income trading, high yield and public funds management. SAMCO provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwest and Southeast U.S. Their traders and underwriters make primary and secondary markets in municipal bonds on a national basis. The firm provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. SAMCO's institutional sales department provides coverage of both tier-one national accounts, regional banks and trust departments. They are a leading distributor in the Southwestern U.S. for bank-qualified new issuances. The firm is active in trading and positioning taxable fixed-income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, Agencies, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate securities and municipal bonds, including high yield. SAMCO's public funds management group specializes in investment, financial management and banking for public entities such as counties, cities and school districts. | Trading-Fixed Income | 29/02/1996 |
Former positions of Bob Shiels
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Hilltop Securities, Inc.
 Hilltop Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. | Trading-Fixed Income | 30/12/1995 |
First Southwest Securities LLC
 First Southwest Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1946, First Southwest Securities, a subsidiary of First Southwest Co. is a broker/dealer. They are headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas and Woodland Hills, California. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Trading-Fixed Income | - |
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SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc.
SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1987, SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, New York City and Edmund, Oklahoma. The firm specializes in serving financial institutions. Their expertise lies in public finance and trading, institutional sales, taxable fixed-income trading, high yield and public funds management. SAMCO provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwest and Southeast U.S. Their traders and underwriters make primary and secondary markets in municipal bonds on a national basis. The firm provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. SAMCO's institutional sales department provides coverage of both tier-one national accounts, regional banks and trust departments. They are a leading distributor in the Southwestern U.S. for bank-qualified new issuances. The firm is active in trading and positioning taxable fixed-income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, Agencies, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate securities and municipal bonds, including high yield. SAMCO's public funds management group specializes in investment, financial management and banking for public entities such as counties, cities and school districts. | Finance |
First Southwest Securities LLC
First Southwest Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1946, First Southwest Securities, a subsidiary of First Southwest Co. is a broker/dealer. They are headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas and Woodland Hills, California. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Finance |
Hilltop Securities, Inc.
Hilltop Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. | Finance |
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