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Fintech & Trading recruiters, New York

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 3 retained and 7 hybrid. Together they advertise 401 open roles.

Fintech & Trading firms ranked

Fintech & Trading recruiting firms in New York, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	EC1 Partnerssince 2008	Fintech, electronic trading, payments, capital-markets software and regulatory technology.	Not stated	Not disclosed	66	59.1
02	Entec Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	35	44.1
03	Harrington Starrsince 2010	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	43.7
04	Clear Point Groupsince 2008	Financial services search across alternative asset management, banking, capital markets and finance infrastructure.	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	41.6
=05	Bay Street Advisorssince 2009	Capital markets, investment banking, asset management and private-markets executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	Carrington Foxsince 2001	Capital markets and alternative investments, including trading, quantitative research, risk, fund finance and tax.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	Hogarth Davies Lloydsince 1995	Alternative investment management and financial services executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	Howard Michael Associatessince 2001	Global markets sales, trading and analytics executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	NationStaffsince 2001	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	The Bluestone GroupRaritan · since 2001	Investment banking, asset management and energy trading professionals	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=05	The Downing Groupsince 1989	Investment banking, private equity and corporate development search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
12	Dartmouth Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	41.2
13	Cannon Search Groupsince 2012	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	40.1
14	Storm2	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	83	39.9
15	Lawson Chase	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	100	39.7
16	Willard Powell	Financial services, quantitative trading, fintech and technology executive recruitment	Retained	Not disclosed	17	39.1
17	Options Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	39.0
18	H.W. Andersonsince 2014	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	37.8
19	DMC Partnerssince 2015	Financial markets, hedge funds, investment banking and private equity executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	36.6
20	SLA Executive Searchsince 2016	Investment banking, investment management, corporate affairs and investor relations.	Retained	Not disclosed	0	35.4
21	Robin Judson Partners	Hedge funds, private equity, investment banking and alternative investment recruiting	Not stated	Not disclosed	16	34.3
22	Johnson Elbornesince 2018	Front-office commodities trading, sales, structuring and executive roles for hedge funds and trading institutions.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	33.1
23	Rand Thompson Consultants	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	4	33.0
24	The Emerald Recruiting GroupJersey City · since 2019	Financial markets: hedge funds, quant, trading, risk and operations	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	31.9
25	J Harlan Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	10	30.2
26	Blueprint	Financial services and technology staffing for asset managers and hedge funds	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	27.8
27	The Jolly Agency, LLC	Recruitment, executive search and workforce consulting across finance, technology and sales.	Not stated	Not disclosed	3	27.6
28	Paragon Alpha	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	6	27.0
29	Knack Group	Finance, fintech and technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	5	26.2
=30	AlgoQuant Executive Search	Quantitative trading, research, modelling, analytics and data science recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	AlphaGen Partners	Hedge funds, market makers, quantitative trading firms and broker-dealers	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Bayes Group	Senior quantitative portfolio management, trading, research and financial technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Bennett Search Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Bonell Ryan Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	C2R Ventures	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Chilmark Search	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Dynasty Consulting	Financial advisor and wealth management team recruitment and career transitions	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	EchoSphere Recruitment	Trading and research; full-stack development; financial services engineering.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Ethos Consulting	Quantitative research, high-frequency trading and technology searches	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Finer Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	FSJ Partners	Equity research and investment banking professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Grady Levkov & Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	I-NET Technologies, Inc.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Ivy Michaels Search	Financial services executive search.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Mercury Partners	Front-office finance recruitment for investment banking, principal investing and investment management.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Mondrian Alpha	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Pensive Talent LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Preeminence Advisors	Hedge fund and alternative asset management executive talent	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Selby Jennings	Banking, investment management, trading, risk, compliance, insurance and financial technology recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=30	Senzon Search	Buy-side technology, quantitative research, data and operations	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01EC1 PartnersFintech, electronic trading, payments, capital-markets software and regulatory technology.59.1
Not statedNot disclosed66 open roles
02Entec Partners44.1
Not statedNot disclosed35 open roles
03Harrington Starr43.7
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
04Clear Point GroupFinancial services search across alternative asset management, banking, capital markets and finance infrastructure.41.6
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=05Bay Street AdvisorsCapital markets, investment banking, asset management and private-markets executive search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05Carrington FoxCapital markets and alternative investments, including trading, quantitative research, risk, fund finance and tax.41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=05Hogarth Davies LloydAlternative investment management and financial services executive search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05Howard Michael AssociatesGlobal markets sales, trading and analytics executive search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05NationStaff41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=05The Bluestone GroupRaritan · Investment banking, asset management and energy trading professionals41.3
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=05The Downing GroupInvestment banking, private equity and corporate development search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
12Dartmouth Partners41.2
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
13Cannon Search Group40.1
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
14Storm239.9
Not statedNot disclosed83 open roles
15Lawson Chase39.7
HybridNot disclosed100 open roles
16Willard PowellFinancial services, quantitative trading, fintech and technology executive recruitment39.1
RetainedNot disclosed17 open roles
17Options Group39.0
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
18H.W. Anderson37.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
19DMC PartnersFinancial markets, hedge funds, investment banking and private equity executive search36.6
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
20SLA Executive SearchInvestment banking, investment management, corporate affairs and investor relations.35.4
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
21Robin Judson PartnersHedge funds, private equity, investment banking and alternative investment recruiting34.3
Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
22Johnson ElborneFront-office commodities trading, sales, structuring and executive roles for hedge funds and trading institutions.33.1
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
23Rand Thompson Consultants33.0
Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
24The Emerald Recruiting GroupJersey City · Financial markets: hedge funds, quant, trading, risk and operations31.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
25J Harlan Group30.2
Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
26BlueprintFinancial services and technology staffing for asset managers and hedge funds27.8
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
27The Jolly Agency, LLCRecruitment, executive search and workforce consulting across finance, technology and sales.27.6
Not statedNot disclosed3 open roles
28Paragon Alpha27.0
Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
29Knack GroupFinance, fintech and technology recruitment26.2
Not statedNot disclosed5 open roles
=30AlgoQuant Executive SearchQuantitative trading, research, modelling, analytics and data science recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30AlphaGen PartnersHedge funds, market makers, quantitative trading firms and broker-dealers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Bayes GroupSenior quantitative portfolio management, trading, research and financial technology recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Bennett Search Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Bonell Ryan Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30C2R Ventures23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Chilmark Search23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Dynasty ConsultingFinancial advisor and wealth management team recruitment and career transitions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30EchoSphere RecruitmentTrading and research; full-stack development; financial services engineering.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Ethos ConsultingQuantitative research, high-frequency trading and technology searches23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Finer Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30FSJ PartnersEquity research and investment banking professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Grady Levkov & Company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30I-NET Technologies, Inc.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Ivy Michaels SearchFinancial services executive search.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Mercury PartnersFront-office finance recruitment for investment banking, principal investing and investment management.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Mondrian Alpha23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Pensive Talent LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Preeminence AdvisorsHedge fund and alternative asset management executive talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Selby JenningsBanking, investment management, trading, risk, compliance, insurance and financial technology recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=30Senzon SearchBuy-side technology, quantitative research, data and operations23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Rank here is within Fintech & Trading. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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How do fintech & trading recruiters in New York charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 3 retained and 7 hybrid. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses. Our anonymous New York fee survey collects what firms actually charge, by specialty.

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