Stuart George

Stuart George is responsible for managing all aspects of the Delaware Investment’s equity trading desk, and he is a member of the firm’s commission and soft-dollar committees. As part of the Macquarie Funds they are responsible for over $180 billion AUM. Stuart is also a member of the Nasdaq Traders Council. He currently trades small, mid and large capitalization growth and value stocks, while maintaining his management duties as head trader. He has recently been able to lower average commission rates to the lowest in Delaware’s history, managed the transition to a new OMS system, reimaged the soft dollar program into a fully functional CSA platform, and established a relationship with a commission aggregator. Stuart is focusing on understanding and adjusting to market structure changes, often writing articles on the topic, while preparing for MIFID II. Stuart’s intriguing perspective will provide a holistic  approach to considering various fragmentation concerns. Stuart will consider if it is possible that the US equity trading market be consolidated without eliminating competition, stifling innovation, raising transaction costs, and producing subpar performance.