Edmund Foo Email & Phone Number

Head of Desk with over 30 years of experience with global market leaders in Foreign Exchange, Swaps, Index Futures and Non-deliverable forwards. Extensive experience in the inception of trading desks. Early-adopter in bank NDF desks in Singapore. Pioneer in cost-effective trading solutions in electronically traded NDFs. Most recently Head of Desk for China and Taiwan with ICAP in Hong Kong (familiar with the EBS platform). Individual with acute sense of risk management, trading desk practices and arms-length conduct risks. Long and successful track record in inception of trading desks including infrastructure, systems, recruitment, formation, trading and supervisory policies and procedures.Sterling governance and audit results record. Recognized by management, peers and team as a hands-on desk head who leads by example and offers exceptional mentoring competencies. Leadership and integrity recognized both in profession and in National Service (as Regimental Sargent Major).Given the experience, also keen to explore bespoke opportunities in operational risk, governance, assurance and audit roles relevant to global markets and trading desk risk management.Areas of Specialisation • Greenfield inception of FX, Forwards and NDF Trading desks • Currency hedges and non-internationally traded foreign currencies• Trading desk supervisory roles and responsibilities, formation and mentoring of junior traders• Best practice execution and implementation of fair dealing principles

Listed skills include Fx Trading, Fx Hedging, Non Deliverable Forwards, Trading Desk, and 11 others.