About Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith is global head of trading and co-president at TXSE Group Inc. He is also president and global head of trading at Texas Stock Exchange. The Texas Stock Exchange operates an electronic national securities exchange. Smith has more than 25 years of experience across trading, regulation and compliance. He began his career in the SEC's Division of Market Regulation. He later became general counsel and chief strategy officer at Island ECN, which became part of Nasdaq. He also served as Instinet's general counsel and chief strategy officer of its INET ATS subsidiary.
In 2007, Smith became president of Quantlab Financial, a Houston-based firm trading globally across multiple asset classes. From 2017, he operated a private angel investment and advisory fund focused on better-for-you foods. Before joining TXSE, he directed special projects and strategic relationships at Inca Digital. He also founded Modern Markets Initiative. He earned a law degree from Seattle University. Smith has served as a MedMen director since February 2020. He previously served on the boards of BATS, CHI-X Global and the Cincinnati Stock Exchange.
Experience
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Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Cameron Smith works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.








