Michael Argent Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

• Manager for interest rate derivatives trade support specifically for hybrid, DSP, inflation and BRM trading desks.
• Led processes to reduce any risk and increase controls via increased automation and work within new and existing regulation (EMIR and MiFID II)
• Streamlining Morgan Stanley's technology to further enhance and optimise workflow and processing. Specifically Bloomberg and Tradeweb STP for Price Taker Flow.
• Training and migration of TSG roles to India and continued supervision of the team.

Canary Wharf

• Trading Assistant for the Interest Rate EUR/GBP and EM Desk.
• Verification and implementation of TriReduce across multiple currencies.
• Secure movement of trades between books ensuring risk and/or PnL is as expected.
• Facilitating both internal and external compressions across multiple currencies.

Canary Wharf

• Interacting with client's front and back offices to ensure accuracy of Morgan Stanley's trades and positions including resolving all associated matters arising.
• Optimising collateral pledged- via re-hypothecation of client collateral.
• Initiating and coordinating a European-wide project to develop and implement a collateral optimisation system resulting in cost USD millions savings.
• Working closely with Business Unit/ Repo desk to source collateral for key clients.

• Data analysis of prime clients and financial aims.
• Designed and implemented improved data correlation in key systems.