Buy-side profile
A PREPARATORY
MINDSET -
responding and
adapting
to change
Eden Simmer
Head of global equity trading, PIMCO
With the launch of #buysidewomen at the recent 7 th annual
Alpha Trader Forum (ATF) Global Summit in February, Eden
Simmer, head of global equity trading at PIMCO was one of five
senior women buy-side traders who took centre stage to share
their experiences on “A head trader’s perspective - organising
the trading desk and managing staff careers”.
Eden shared her thoughts on dealing with the challenges of
being a global desk head, what motivates her in her current role
and offers valuable advice to the next generation of women who
aspire to join the buy-side trading world like herself.
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Spring 2019