Baird Fixed Income Capital Markets Adds JP Zaptin as Municipal Bond Trader
Dallas, July 1, 2025 – Baird announced today that JP Zaptin has joined the firm’s Fixed Income Capital Markets group as Managing Director, Municipal Bond Trader. In this role, Zaptin will focus on trading a wide range of tax-exempt, bank-qualified, and taxable municipal securities.
Zaptin brings more than 25 years of fixed income experience, including 22 dedicated to municipals, trading and securities segments. He joins Baird from Hilltop Securities Inc. where he served as the Head of Municipal Trading. He steps into an existing role on Baird’s municipal trading desk, continuing the firm’s commitment to municipal issuers and helping deliver value-driven solutions to institutional investors and clients nationwide. Zaptin earned his bachelor’s degree in management from St. John’s University.
We’re excited to welcome JP to our Sales & Trading platform. His extensive expertise and deep industry knowledge will be a great asset as we continue to strengthen our municipal platform.
Chris Bolger, Head of Institutional Fixed Income Trading
Zaptin will be based in Dallas, establishing a Municipal Trading Desk in the region. Baird offers a strong municipal trading platform supported by deep market expertise, robust resources and sophisticated analytics. Today, the platform comprises over 130 professionals, including analysts, traders, salespeople and public finance experts.
About Baird Fixed Income Capital Markets
Baird’s Fixed Income Capital Markets platform is composed of seasoned professionals focusing on Sales & Trading and Public Finance. Our Sales & Trading team delivers precise trade execution, timely analysis and unique ideas from a team of tenured product specialists in the areas of corporate credit, government and agency, municipal and securitized products. We continue to strategically grow our business by expanding our product expertise, service offerings and broadening our reach to best support the needs of our clients and institutional investors.
About Baird
Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm with more than 200 offices worldwide. Established in 1919, Baird has approximately 5,400 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has nearly $500 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 13 on the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 22nd consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Robert W. Baird Limited and Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.
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