James Hickling has joined BNP Paribas as a rates repo trader.
Hickling brings more than a decade of industry experience to his new role, and joins the European bank after three years at the UK Debt Management Office, where he served as a cash dealer, covering gilt repo trading.
Prior to this, he also spent nearly a year at BGC Partners in London, where he worked as a broker, with a core focus on secondary products in the investment grade space spanning various currencies.
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He has also held fixed income trading, sales and brokerage positions at LXM Group and RP Martin.
He began his industry career gaining experience at various firms including JP Morgan, Mizuho, Susquehanna and Deutsche Bank.
Hickling confirmed his new role in an announcement on social media.
BNP Paribas had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
Hickling’s new role follows the appointment of Alexander Ford as managing director, head of BNP Paribas’ UK cash sales trading last week.
London-based Ford joins the firm after nearly five years at Citi, where he served as head of equity block and liquidity solutions.