Sudeep Gupta Appointed Head of eFX Trading at NatWest Markets
- The currency trader will head up the bank's APAC division
Banking giant NatWest is shifting things up in its eFX trading division.
According to information published on his LinkedIn page, Sudeep Gupta has taken up a new role as head of eFX trading for NatWest Markets’ Asia-Pacific business.
Founded in the early 1990s, NatWest Markets disappeared after being absorbed into the broader Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group.
But in 2016, the brand was revived after ring-fencing regulations were introduced in Britain aimed at separating a bank’s retail business from its investment activities.
Thus, though Gupta may be changing brands, he is still working for the same financial conglomerate - the RBS Group.
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The new FX trading head has already worked in RBS’ Singapore office for over three years.
During that time, he worked in the bank’s eFX trading division, working on the bank’s market-making activities in spot and non-deliverable forward trading.
Prior to taking up that role, he spent almost eight years with another RBS brand - RBS Financial Markets.
The currency trader spent that time in a more risk-oriented role, working on building quantitative pricing models and risk management for the bank’s eFX market making desk.
Before joining RBS Group, Gupta worked, having just graduated from university with a physics degree, as an equity derivatives analyst at Bank of America Securities.
In his new role, the eFX trading head is likely to face some stiff competition.
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Banking giant NatWest is shifting things up in its eFX trading division.
According to information published on his LinkedIn page, Sudeep Gupta has taken up a new role as head of eFX trading for NatWest Markets’ Asia-Pacific business.
Founded in the early 1990s, NatWest Markets disappeared after being absorbed into the broader Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group.
But in 2016, the brand was revived after ring-fencing regulations were introduced in Britain aimed at separating a bank’s retail business from its investment activities.
Thus, though Gupta may be changing brands, he is still working for the same financial conglomerate - the RBS Group.
Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term to trading
The new FX trading head has already worked in RBS’ Singapore office for over three years.
During that time, he worked in the bank’s eFX trading division, working on the bank’s market-making activities in spot and non-deliverable forward trading.
Prior to taking up that role, he spent almost eight years with another RBS brand - RBS Financial Markets.
The currency trader spent that time in a more risk-oriented role, working on building quantitative pricing models and risk management for the bank’s eFX market making desk.
Before joining RBS Group, Gupta worked, having just graduated from university with a physics degree, as an equity derivatives analyst at Bank of America Securities.
In his new role, the eFX trading head is likely to face some stiff competition.
Banks and other financial institutions are flocking to Singapore as the small nation-state seeks to become the global Hub Hub A hub as its name suggests describes the center of activity or a focal point. In terms of finance, the term hub can refer to Hub and Spoke Trading or a liquidity hub. However, the terms are not interchangeable, but they do overlap. Hub and Spoke trading refer to a network that posts bids and offers for an asset and therefore creates a real market. For example, Hub and Spoke trading allow traders to see the other submissions and offers from other traders on the platform. This is a popular method A hub as its name suggests describes the center of activity or a focal point. In terms of finance, the term hub can refer to Hub and Spoke Trading or a liquidity hub. However, the terms are not interchangeable, but they do overlap. Hub and Spoke trading refer to a network that posts bids and offers for an asset and therefore creates a real market. For example, Hub and Spoke trading allow traders to see the other submissions and offers from other traders on the platform. This is a popular method Read this Term for FX trading.