SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVES
Practice Area
SEDA Experts’ securities and derivatives practice is comprised of former senior executives who ran global practices at both commercial and investment banks. Our experts covered instruments such as equities, fixed income, credit and interest derivatives as well as options, futures and warrants. Our experts have solid knowledge and experience in trading platforms, exchanges, central clearing as well as exchange traded instruments (ETFs).
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Our experts have provided opinions and testimony on high stake matters involving issues related to exchanges operational issues, policy and procedures, best market practices and regulatory requirements, as well as disputes in connection with central counterparty clearing, warrants agreements, interest rate and credit default swaps, trade secrets, equities and fixed income trading, among other issues.
Examples of cases involved valuing multi billion dollars interest rate swaps portfolios, antitrust cases involving credit default swaps trading, disputes in connection with exercising warrants and warrant agreement provisions, valuing exotic options and respective close out amounts, as well as claims around equity trading strategies.
EXPERTISE
Equities and Derivatives
SEDA brings deep expertise in equities and derivatives through its team of highly seasoned professionals. Our equities and derivatives experts cover a wide range of expertise, including trading, securities lending, prime finance strategies, equity research, margin requirements, equity valuation, warrants, and other aspects of equity capital markets. SEDA’s experts also have extensive experience in structuring, trading, and negotiating complex derivative products tied to underlying equity instruments, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of these sophisticated financial products.
Fixed Income
ISDA Instruments
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
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Joanne M. Hill
Managing Director
Former
ProShares - Head of Institutional Investment Strategy
CFA Institute Research Foundation - Chair and Board Member
Expertise
Investment Strategy EFTs Index and Quantitative Products Option-based Investments Volatility Risk Management Strategy
Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Advisor to the Board
Former
Berkeley Research Group - Managing director
Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC - President and CEO
Expertise
Trading and Investments, Risk Management, Operations, FinTech and Project Management, Quantitative Analysis, Custody, Trust, and Fund Administration, Repo and Securities Lending
Peter Selman
Managing Partner
Former
Deutsche Bank - Global Head of Equity
Goldman Sachs - Co-Head of Global Equity Trading
Expertise
Cash and Derivatives Equity, Equity Valuation, Exchanges, Indices, OTC and Listed Derivatives, Prime Finance, Structured Products and Annuities
Bradley Ziff
Managing Director
Former
FTI Consulting - Managing Director
ISDA - Chief Executive
Expertise
ISDA Counterparty Risk, Central Clearing LIBOR Transition
Todd Hohman
Managing Director
Former
Goldman Sachs - Head EMEA One Delta Trading and Execution, Co-Head Global Systematic Trading. Head Global Quant Vol
Expertise
Algorithmic Trading, Equity Derivatives, Portfolio Risk, Statistical Arbitrage, High Frequency Trading, Payment for Order Flow, Exchanges, Automated Trading Controls, Operational Risk Management
Louise Pitt Brindle
Senior Advisor
Former
RPIA - Principal Head of PM Research
Goldman Sachs - Vice President
Expertise
Credit Research, Credit Trading, Financial Institutions Research, Preferred Stocks, AT1 Capital, CDS, ESG Investments
Dylan Roy
Managing Director
Former
UBS - Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Fixed Income Trading
UBS - Americas Head of Foreign Exchange, Rates, and Credit
Expertise
Fixed Income Sales & Trading OTC/Listed Derivatives Global Markets Risk Management FX, Rates and Credit Products
Robert MacLaverty
Managing Director
Former
Berkeley Research Group, LLC - Managing Director
Credit Suisse - Vice President
Expertise
Exchanges, Derivatives & Structured Finance, International Arbitration, Securities & Financial Markets, Valuation & Financial Analysis
Kevin M. Murphy
Managing Director
Former
Barclays Capital - Managing Director, Global Equities Head of Risk, Capital and Platforms
Global Head of EFS Solutions Business
Expertise
Derivatives, Fixed Income Trading, FX Trading, Equity Trading
Philip A. Olesen
Managing Director
Former
UBS Investment Bank - Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Trading
Managing Director, Head of Global Correlation
Managing Director, Global Risk Manager - Credit
Expertise
Global Credit Sales & Trading (including Emerging Markets), Credit Derivatives, Risk Management, Credit Research, Liability Management, Capital Markets