Prior to joining JMP, Colin had been an equity sales trader at Susquehanna Financial Group, where he spent two years aiding in the development of the firm's San Francisco trading platform and institutional research sales effort. From 1996 through 2001, Colin served as an equity sales trader at Robertson Stephens. From 1993 through 1996, he worked at Scudder, Stevens & Clark and was responsible for all client trading activity executed by the Global Small Company Accounts division.