The underdog
Lucienne Lao , equity trader at Boussard & Gavaudan and winner of The TRADE ’ s coveted Trader of the Year ( hedge fund ) award , tells Hayley McDowell about rising through the buy-side trading ranks and grappling with neverbefore-seen market volatility .
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n 2017 , buy-side equity trader Lucienne Lao was nominated by market participants and peers as one of The TRADE ’ s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution . Just three years later , Lao was shortlisted in a category for the coveted Leaders in Trading Buyside Awards . Following a record-breaking industry vote , she was declared winner of the Trader of the Year ( hedge fund ) category .
“ If you had told me at the time I received the Rising
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