Head of Client Engagement, big xyt

Richard Hills is Head of Client Engagement at big xyt and the strategy lead on big xyt ecosystems, a joint venture between big xyt and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and the Trade Explorer data analytics solution for exchanges and trading venues.

Richard has over 30 years’ experience in capital markets, and before joining big xyt, he established and ran the electronic trading business at a major European investment bank before becoming managing director of the global equities execution team.

Prior to that, Richard trained as a systems engineer with IBM before joining Accenture as a consultant in financial markets.

Richard is a market leader in market microstructure and is the author of big xyt’s European Market Microstructure Survey.