Jean-Marc Sabet

Jean-Marc Sabet

Founder & CEO of b-sharpe

Week after week, for years now, Jean-Marc has been breaking down the moves of the Swiss franc, the euro and the dollar. He first did so in the 1990s, as an FX trader on Geneva's trading floors, before founding b-sharpe in 2006.

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Career

An FX trader before becoming an entrepreneur, Jean-Marc has more than 25 years of experience in finance. Every week, he publishes his market analysis in his newsletter, Le Veilleur de Changes.

Experience

  • Since 2006: Founder and CEO, b-sharpe SA (Geneva)
  • 2022-2023: Accelerator Chair, EO Suisse romande
  • 1996-1999: Director, proprietary FX trader, Republic National Bank (Geneva)
  • 1995-1996: Director, market maker in cash and derivative products, SBC Warburg (Geneva)

Education

  • 1987: Options & Futures Trading Program, New York Institute of Finance
  • École Supérieure de Commerce, economics

His areas of expertise

The EUR/CHF floor, its abrupt removal in 2015, negative interest rates, the franc turned safe haven in spite of itself: Jean-Marc followed it all as it happened. He writes about what moves currencies, and about what those moves cost or earn the people who convert them.

  • Foreign exchange market
  • Monetary policy (SNB, ECB, Fed)
  • Swiss franc and safe-haven assets

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