Macroeconomic Shifts & Surprises: Measuring Market Impact
In this session, we’ll explore:
Transforming data into insight: Create powerful, customized dashboards to rapidly evaluate the impact of major economic releases on currency markets.
Finding opportunity in volatility: Measure and interpret currency market volatility, identifying actionable trading opportunities for macro-focused investors.
Crafting custom analysis tools: Build and deploy personalized analytical tools to examine interest rate markets, empowering your trades and strategies with precise macroeconomic insights.
Speakers
Gaurav Kapoor
Market Specialist - Derivatives & Risk
Bloomberg
Gaurav specializes in X-asset derivatives pricing and risk management at Bloomberg and leads the structured products strategy for the APAC region.
Prior to joining Bloomberg, he has worked in the corporate and investment banking industry across Asia & Europe including specializing in structuring of complex derivative products. He is passionate about quantitative finance and risk management, with a keen interest in application of machine learning techniques in finance.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and MBA (Finance) from the M.S. University of Baroda. Gaurav has also been awarded the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) and is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).
Nick Burrough
Sustainable Finance Market Specialist, Sydney
Bloomberg
Nick Burrough joined Bloomberg in 2015 and is based in Sydney. Nick over 30 years of experience across Sell Side Fixed Income Trading, Consulting and most recently Bloomberg. Nick has worked in London, Toronto and now Australia, and now as the Bloomberg Sustainable Finance Specialist for Australia & New Zealand helps clients understand Bloomberg's solutions and develop these solutions as the market and regulations develops. Nick graduated from Durham University with a BSc in Mathematics & Physics, is an Associate of Corporate treasurers and holds CFA ESG Valuation & Investing and CFA Climate Risk certification.
John Lagman (Moderator)
APAC Crypto & FX Workflow Specialist & Strategy Lead
Bloomberg
John Lagman is APAC Crypto & FX Workflow Specialist & Strategy Lead. He joined Bloomberg at the end of June 2014, and works with the Sales teams to provide solutions to address the complex needs of the clients. This is done via direct one-on-one training or seminars on FX and introducing and explaining how Bloomberg applications can help make clients’ workflows more efficient. He also provides feedback internally on applications to develop in order to assess the clients’ needs. John has 14+ years of experience as an FX Options Trader/Manager based in Singapore and was an FX Options Trainer for ACI Singapore and Malaysia. Previously, he also worked for 2+ years on the buyside as a FX/Rates/Credit Execution Trader & Strategist. He has a B.S. in Economics from Purdue University and a Masters in Economics from Brandeis University.2