David Pereira

Head of FX operations at b-sharpe

An exchange rate is never fixed: it moves, it is negotiated and, depending on how you go about it, it costs you more or less. That is the very heart of David's job as head of trading at b-sharpe. It is also what he explains in his articles.

31 published articles Finance & Taxation News Property

Career

Ten years in the markets, more than five of them in foreign exchange: David knows the mechanisms he describes because he has put them into practice.

Experience

Since 2023: Head of Trading, b-sharpe (Geneva)
2019-2022: Trading and Operation Manager, b-sharpe
2018-2019: Junior Trader (purchasing), Union Maraîchère de Genève
2017-2018: Trade Finance Officer, SCCF Structured Commodity & Corporate Finance
2016: Trading Intern, McVean Trading & Investments (Memphis)

Education

2017: STSA Operator’s Certificate, Swiss Trading & Shipping Association
2015: Bachelor in Business Administration, Major in International Commodity Trading, High Business School Geneva

His areas of expertise

Spot rates, forward contracts, risk hedging: these are the tools of his daily work. David explains them to people who need to exchange currencies without being in the business, starting from the questions clients ask most often.

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