Paris Pennesi

Head of Quant Strategies, Systematic Trading, Spot FX & Commodities HSBC

Paris Pennesi joined HSBC in 2011 and he is now Head of Quant Strategies for Spot FX & Commodities for the eRisk team. In his role he drove the growth of the HSBC FX electronic trading business. Previously, he has worked at MAN AHL, JP Morgan and RBS, creating systematic investments strategies and algorithms for market making and execution across FX, Equities and Futures markets. He is also Honorary Associate Professor at UCL where he teaches Market Microstructure and had academic positions at London School of Economics and Cambridge University. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering.