ICDA Appoints Two Key Board Members

The International Commodities and Derivatives Association (ICDA) has today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.

Dr Stéphane Graber, Secretary General of the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association (STSA) and Dr Paul Lynch, CEO of itarle, a leading provider of multi asset algorithmic trading and Analytics Analytics Analytics may be defined as the detection, analysis, and relay of consequential patterns in data. Analytics also seeks to explain or accurately reflect the relationship between data and effective decision making. In the trading space, analytics are applied in a predictive manner in an attempt to more accurately forecast the price. This predictive model of analytics generally involves the analysis of historical price patterns that are used in an attempt to determine certain price outcomes. Analyt Analytics may be defined as the detection, analysis, and relay of consequential patterns in data. Analytics also seeks to explain or accurately reflect the relationship between data and effective decision making. In the trading space, analytics are applied in a predictive manner in an attempt to more accurately forecast the price. This predictive model of analytics generally involves the analysis of historical price patterns that are used in an attempt to determine certain price outcomes. Analyt Read this Term services for the Sell-Side Sell-Side Those in the financial industry involved with the production, marketing, and the sale of bonds, forex, stocks, and other financial instruments constitute the sell-side.Products and services produced by the sell-side are geared towards those who on the buy-side. You can think of the sell-side and buy-side like a coin, you cannot have one side without the other. The sell-side is comprised of individuals, firms, fintech companies, and market makers, who are responsible for providing liquidity in th Those in the financial industry involved with the production, marketing, and the sale of bonds, forex, stocks, and other financial instruments constitute the sell-side.Products and services produced by the sell-side are geared towards those who on the buy-side. You can think of the sell-side and buy-side like a coin, you cannot have one side without the other. The sell-side is comprised of individuals, firms, fintech companies, and market makers, who are responsible for providing liquidity in th Read this Term, have joined the association with immediate effect.

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Stéphane Graber

In his previous role, Stéphane Graber was instrumental in unifying three regional associations under a single umbrella and was the driving force behind STSA’s professionalisation and increased engagement with Swiss authorities. He also established STSA as the sector’s representative organisation and authoritative voice.

Prior to that, he held positions at the Economic Development Office, Department of Regional Affairs, Economy and Health of the Republic and State of Geneva and was President of the Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC), Geneva Chapter, and a member of the Board of the SCCC in Zurich.

Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch began his career as a derivatives trader on the LIFFE floor before moving on to become an expert in algorithmic trading. Prior to establishing itarle in Switzerland and across the globe he was Head of Algorithmic Trading at Citigroup.

Dan Day-Robinson, Chairman of ICDA commented on the appointments, “I’m delighted to welcome Paul and Stéphane to our Board. They will be able to augment ICDA’s unique role as an Association based in continental Europe serving the global commodities and derivatives space, particularly at a time of geopolitical, business and regulatory flux in our industry. As well as supporting ICDA’s traditional role, both new board members have a strong commitment to pursuing the Association’s evolutionary strategy, which explores new products, platforms and products from a business development perspective."

ICDA Background

Geneva-based ICDA is a professional not-for-profit association of institutions concerned with all aspects of the commodities and derivatives industries globally.

Its members include global brokers, bankers, investment fund managers, commodities trading firms, market information providers and service companies, as well as exchanges and clearing houses.