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.
Overnight the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held interest rates steady, and the statement was dovish. In China, the consumer prices rose 0.2% for June, hovering...
Continued political instability means European stocks closed lower yesterday, and look to open lower as well, but it is the US where the focus will be today....
After the drama of the domestic political landscape, what have we in store this week? Funnily enough, more politics. The result of the French election was...
The UK has woken up to a staggering Labour victory in the General Election, as Keir Starmer’s party won more than 350 seats before the Conservatives reached...
Today is Independence Day, and a US Public holiday. But did you actually know that the legal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain in 1776...
The S&P closed above 5500 for the first time yesterday, the gauge's 32nd record this year. S&P 500 futures edged slightly lower after the close. The NASDAQ 100...
Risk attitude is positive, talk that China’s central bank may offer a liquidity boost to the market through methods including an RRR cut in the near future are...
'Saved by the Bell' is my favourite headline and a reference to a goal by Jude Bellingham in the fifth minute of extra time at the Euros and not the opening of...
Month End activity should dominate trading today, the Nasdaq +6.71% MTD and the S&P 3.89%, however European Stocks have not performed as well, the CAC -5.78%...
With a week to go to the UK election, politics is at the forefront of the decision making process. Tonight we get 'age anxiety' as Joe Biden and Donald Trump -...
Aussie dollar and Australian government bond yields have risen after CPI prints exceeded expectations coming in at 4% vs 3.8% expected YoY. This has only...
Nvidia hits the headlines again - for those that love charting, they will know there was a classic 'Key Day Reversal' (sometimes referred to as a Bullish...
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