Matthew Read

Matthew Read has extensive experience in the financial industry, with a focus on trading and risk management. Matthew is currently the Head of Financial Products Trading at Investec since August 2020. Prior to this, they served as the Head of Equities at Rate Validation Services from October 2019 to August 2020. Matthew also worked as the Head of Equities Risk at BlueCrest Capital Management from March 2018 to December 2018. Before that, Matthew was a Consultant in Structured Products at Delta Capita from December 2017 to March 2018. Matthew held various positions at Nomura, including MD and Head Equity Index Exotics Trading, AEJ from November 2008 to June 2014, and Director, Index Exotics Trading, Equities from May 2005 to November 2008. Matthew started their career as an Index Flow and Exotics trader at TD from 2000 to 2005. Prior to that, they held a similar role at Credit Suisse from 1998 to 1999. Matthew's early career in the industry began as an Equity Derivatives trader at NatWest Markets from 1993 to 1998.

Matthew Read earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of York, where they studied from 1990 to 1993.