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Bzw (Barclays De Zoete Wedd)
London, United Kingdom
A division of Barclays Bank, encompassing the Group’s Money Market & Derivative business along with Securities, Investment Banking, Structured Finance activities and management of investments worldwide.April 95 – March 96 Barclays Global SupportJointly responsibility for Foreign Exchange requests received from all national & international branch and business centres • Obtained the best market price on all market traded products for national & international customers (Spot, Forward & Currency Treasury Deposits rates, Derivative products & Option pricing.)• Predetermined Barclays Bank notional branch & business centre exchange rates.• Negotiated with high volume national & international branch/business centres for reduced currency commission rates.May 93 – April 95 Forward Foreign Exchange front deskTraded Forward currency positions and covered other colleague’s desk positions• Reported the daily, weekly and monthly desk P&L positions to worldwide operations.• Utilised the fundamentals of Forward currency trading (traded currency – ESP, ITL, PTE, GRD, AUD, NZD, IEP, Far East & Scandinavian.)• Worked with other members of the desk on Short Sterling, Deutschemarks, Japanese Yen and ECU’sSept 89 – May 93 Foreign Exchange Back-Office & OperationsMonitored & controlled Spot, Forward & Currency Treasury Deposit back-office procedures & operations.• Produced daily, weekly and monthly P&L spreadsheets for management and front office• Daily position keeping for Spot & Forward front office• Ticket input and batch processing for Treasury Deposits front desk.• Involved in areas of Special products (FRA’s Interest Rate Swaps and Options).