FairXchange Onboards Will Holt as Chief R&D Officer

FairXchange, a provider of data analysis & liquidity management in FX and part of United Fintech​, has hired Will Holt as its Chief Research & Development Officer.

Currently, Holt is also an Advisory Board Member of Be the Business, a government backed-not-for-profit movement which helps small business leaders develop leadership skills and boost performance.

Previously, he held the role of Portfolio Manager first at THE TUDOR GROUP, a global investment firm, then at ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP, a global investment management firm.

Between June 2004 and March 2014, Holt was Co-Founder / Portfolio Manager at JCH Capital Management LLP. Earlier, he served Goldman Sachs for almost five years, focused on European Statistical Arbitrage.

"We are delighted to welcome Will to FairXchange. His deep knowledge of market microstructure combined with his impressive track record in the hedge fund industry make him the ideal person to take our research programme forward," commented Guy Hopkins, Founder of FairXchange. "We have a number of very exciting new products in the pipeline, building on the strong technical foundation we have put in place over the past 5 years, so Will joins us at the perfect time to further increase our momentum."