Richard has over 30 years of experience in financial markets. Most of his career spent at UBS, culminating as Managing Director in the Fundamental Investment Group (FIG), responsible for all convertible and credit activities. Prior to that he ran the UBS sell-side convertibles trading desk. Richard then joined Manikay Partners in 2012 as Partner and Head of Global Trading, managing the Global Equity Capital Markets business and all risk in the trading book strategies. Richard joined DLD in 2020 to head equity trading strategies for the Firm. He was educated at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester, England, obtaining GCSE Advanced Level passes in Economics, Computer Sci