HSBC has expanded its equity and listed derivatives desk with the addition of Pierre Gilles de la Londe as a trader.
He brings more than a decade of industry experience to his new position, and will report to Alexander Neil, head of equity for HSBC Swiss Private Bank.
He joins HSBC from Alana Capital, where he spent a year as a cross-asset trader, spanning equities, derivatives, bonds and FX.
Based out of Geneva, de la Londe’s new role will focus on enhancing the desk’s execution quality and performance.
HSBC confirmed the appointment when contacted by The TRADE. Prior to his time at Alana Capital, de la Londe also held cross-asset trading positions at FlowBank, Greenwich Dealing and Tradition Securities and Futures.
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Previously in his career, de la Londe has served as an investment portfolio advisor for private banking at Crédit Agricole in Grenoble and also had a stint as an index head trader assistant based out of Sydney, at Wizard Trading Strategies.
HSBC had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.