Showing posts with label BNP Paribas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BNP Paribas. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Trading Terms

Xforex
Currency trading firm
EIN
Distributor of digital news
NYFIX
Electronic trading solutions vendor. NYFIX Marketplace is a global community of trading counterparties utilizing innovative services that optimize the business of trading.
NYFIX Marketplace
NYFIX Marketplace is a global community of trading counterparties utilizing innovative services that optimize the business of trading. NYFIX Millennium(R) provides the NYFIX Marketplace with new methods of accessing liquidity
Ambit
Banking solution suite for retail, commercial and private banks.
CME
Formerly Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Largest derivatives exchange, built through mergers with CBOT and NYMEX.
BNP Paribus
This French-based banking group holds key positions in three major segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. Present throughout Europe in all of its business lines, the bank's two domestic markets in retail banking are France and Italy. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.
Geneos Wealth Management
Broker/dealer headquartered in Denver, CO, providing financial and estate-planning services through a select network of registered representatives.

BNP Paribus Boosts Hedge Fund Service Team

BNP Paribas has created a multi-asset, hedge fund client service team. The team will be a single point of entry for Hedge Funds for all inquiry, will leverage the bank's capabilities and will focus on operational efficiencies.

The team will be headed globally by John Polivko, based in New York and reporting locally to Jean-Patrick Kaiser, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, and globally to Bernard Gavgani, Equity and Commodity derivatives COO and François Freyeisen, Fixed Income COO.

John recently joined the firm from Merrill Lynch where he was in charge of the client service organization for Prime Brokerage and more recently worked in financing sales. Prior to Merrill Lynch, John spent 7 years as a Managing Director at Bears Stearns in Prime Brokerage.

In addition, we are pleased to announce the appointments of regional managers who will report directly to John Polivko.
Victoria Baker has been named regional head of the Americas and will also be based in New York. Victoria has been with BNP Paribas for ten years and was most recently responsible for Fixed Income client services.

Neil Spice has been appointed regional head of EMEA, based in London. Neil formerly managed the Fixed Income client service team at BNP Paribas in London. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Neil spent 3 years at BONY and his previous experience includes: Deutsche Bank, Merita Bank and Prudential Bache Forex.

Jacqueline Man becomes regional head of hedge fund client service based in Hong Kong. Jackie was formerly responsible for client services in Asia for SCOPE (Secondary Client Offering Post-Trade, EQD) for BNP Paribas. Jacqueline joined the firm 4 years ago. Prior to BNP Paribas, she spent 7 years at Merrill Lynch in Asia.

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Dark Liquidity Trading

An electronic crossing network created to provide institutional investors with optimised execution for their Asian block trades, minimising both transaction costs and market impact. As a dark pool of liquidity, BlocSec gives traders the ability to place orders with complete anonymity, allowing zero information leakage into the market.

Alternative trading platform in dark liquidity. Developed following MiFiD. Founder banks are : BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale.