OREANDA-NEWS. BCS, the largest trader on the Russian exchange, has appointed Matthieu Ressencourt as Managing Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Trading in London

Matthieu joins from VTB Capital where he headed up the equity volatility trading until departing in March 2014. Matthieu was one of the founding members of the equity volatility trading team in 2008 at VTB Capital and helped to develop both the institutional client business and options market making activity on LSE Derivatives, Eurex and the Moscow Derivatives Exchange.

Matthieu began his career with Credit Agricole where he worked in both New York and Paris as an Equity Derivatives Trader before moving to Lehman Brothers in London in a similar role. Matthieu will report to Joseph Dayan, Managing Director, Head of markets of BCS Financial Group in London.