About Patrick Heusser

Experienced Investment Banker, Trader & Portfolio Manager Former: Executive Director / Short-Term Interest Rate Trader and Portfolio Manager Team member of the portfolio management team for a Risk Parity strategy. Running the cash management for most of the in house financial funds of Aquila Capital (Hamburg). Directed all activities and functions involving the development and maintenance of UBS interest rate curves for several currencies (managing around 3 per year), leading teams of up to 5 senior traders. Strategically aligned and priced all interest products (except bonds and structured products) within these parameters. Leveraged profits by implementing and running prop positions and assessing potential risks from all data sources. Drove strategic analysis and planning to optimise company’s positioning and move business forward, collaborating with STIR (short-term interest rate) management team on decisions surrounding IT spending, risk limits, and cross-product opportunities. Specialities: - Risk management of interest rate risk and flow trading - Development of new risk measure / analytic and curve building tools - Crypto Currency/Asset trading