Noelle Al Jaweini has been appointed acting chief of derivatives at the Saudi Exchange following more than eight years with the business.
Most recently, Al Jaweini served as chief of cash markets at the exchange and before that head of markets development.
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During her career, Al Jaweini has contributed to various industry initiatives, including having served as the first Saudi advisory board member for Bloomberg’s “A Fair Share” – an initiative which advocates for gender equality in the regional financial industry.
Last July the Saudi Exchange went live with a range of developments for its high frequency trading (HFT) and algo trading clients, with market making developments being established in tandem.
These enhancements are “slowly starting to translate into order flow,” Al Jaweini, told The TRADE at the time.