Richard joined Insight in January 2013 following the acquisition of Pareto. Richard originally joined Pareto in 2005 and is responsible for the trading all currency and equity strategies with a specialisation in electronic execution. Richard is currently engaged with the GFXC Algo/TCA working group of the GFXC 3 year review. Richard joined Pareto from Cargill Plc, a privately-owned commodity trading firm, where he traded FX and interest rates within the Treasury Group. Richard was involved in providing currency and risk management solutions to a range of international Cargill subsidiaries. Richard also traded specific agricultural commodities. Richard Holds a BEng in Civil Engineering from Newcastle University as well as being an active member of the Society of Technical Analysts.