Sam Johnson is the Managing Director at iSAM Securities. With a successful 14-year career at UBS, Sam has gained valuable experience in the world of electronic trading, leading the UBS London office, becoming the firm’s SME on FX Fixings and running the Electronic Precious Metals Franchise. Sam acknowledges the overlap between sales and trading skillsets in the systematic world, with both roles requiring a deep technical understanding of the offering, commercial awareness and the patience to understand and provision for client requirements. He envisions a future marked by both product innovation and service excellence, supporting the team in deepening existing expertise whilst also progressing to service clients who were historically out of reach.
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U.S. Election 2024: Markets Brace for High-Stakes Vote as Polls Tighten
04 Nov 2024
With over 75M early votes, the tight 2024 U.S. election stirs market volatility. Swing states and potential rate hikes drive uncertainty in global markets.
The yen has strengthened for a fourth straight day against the dollar, while stocks in the region have oscillated. The yen's rise is putting pressure on...
Event-driven markets continue today with the focus on the ECB. As mentioned earlier in the week, the Central Bank is widely expected to cut rates by 25 bps,...
Last night, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head in their first presidential debate—the first since June, when Biden's performance ultimately led...
Overnight, Asian interest was subdued. The Hang Seng is down 0.47%, the Nikkei is flat, and the CSI is up 0.13%. The patience game is still being played ahead...
If last week was about the employment data then this week is about the inflation data. Ahead of this event on Wednesday I want to draw your attention to the...
The dollar has weakened and US stock futures have declined slightly as traders prep themselves for US job data today that may determine how big the Feds...
Markets are still in a holding pattern, favouring 'risk off' highlighted by iron ore futures sinking to their lowest level since 2022, as China grapples with...
US stocks had their worst day in a month yesterday, as investors sold chipmakers and falling crude prices dragged energy groups down. Nvidia led the sell-off,...
Overnight, Asian interest was subdued. The Hang Seng is down 0.47%, the Nikkei is flat, and the CSI is up 0.13%. The patience game is still being played ahead...
Welcome to September! The summer volatility is finally over. In the week ahead, we can concentrate on economic data rather than earnings data. However, today...
Global equity markets are headed for a fourth month of gains, largely driven by hopes of a soft landing for the U.S. economy and interest rate easing. Asian...
Overnight, futures contracts for the EuroStoxx 50 and Nasdaq fell 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively, as the wind has been taken out of the global AI rally's sails....
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