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Keeping an aircraft carrier nimble in times of turbulence
ANNABEL SMITH sits down with head of US trading at Legal and General Investment Management ( LGIM ), Ryan Raymond , to explore the nuances of the US market in light of changing central bank policy and the upcoming election , his journey to the trading desk , and the importance of portfolio diversification in order to be able to adapt quickly .
Chicago-based head of US trading at Legal and General Investment Management ( LGIM ) Ryan Raymond has seen enough economic turmoil during his career to know what to do when markets turn volatile . Specialising in fixed income , specifically credit , Raymond has over two decades of trading experience under his belt .
Originally destined for a role in tech , with a brother and uncle both working in this sphere , it was when the tech bubble burst while Raymond was in college that the financial industry caught his attention . There are few in this industry – and outside of it – that haven ’ t heard about the events in the late 90s and early 2000s that saw the dotcom bubble burst and send markets into disarray . It was then that Raymond found his passion for an industry he might never have otherwise noticed .
“ My brother and uncle are in that field . I was part of the generation where computers were a big part of growing up so I thought I would join that industry , but then the tech bubble burst in college and I couldn ' t find an internship in that field ,” he explains .
“[ After finding an internship in finance ] I thought ‘ these are really big dollar amounts that people are moving around . They ’ re making smart investments based on fundamentals , what they ' re seeing in the market and on the conversations they ' re having
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