Prior to joining Chicago Equity Partners as a director of equity trading, Mr. Fares worked in the corporate finance group at Bank of America. Mr. Fares was one of the early adopters of electronic trading and an avid proponent of it long before it became popular. He has given presentations and participated in debates on the topic at industry conferences, as well as through numerous interviews with the press. He also advises some of the top electronic brokers and alternative trading systems (ATS) on algorithmic trading design that incorporates state of the art strategies while taking into account the latest market structure changes.