Equip participants with advanced tools to interpret and trade in macroeconomic markets. The course focuses on how economic indicators and global events impact FX and interest rate markets, and on how to use derivatives to manage risks and capitalize on trading opportunities. This knowledge enables participants to develop macro trading strategies, using market analysis and risk management to make informed decisions.
An intensive program designed to provide finance professionals with an in-depth understanding of macroeconomic markets, focusing on FX and interest rate markets. This course covers key macroeconomic concepts, the structure and functioning of FX and rate markets, and the use of derivatives in trading strategies. Through five three-hour sessions, participants will gain practical and strategic skills to navigate complex market environments.
Sub Portfolio Manager
Andrés Jaime is a Sub-Portfolio Manager at one of the largest Global Macro Hedge Funds, based in Miami.
His main responsibility is to manage an EM Macro portfolio through a mix of a systematic and discretionary approach, but relying heavily on a quantitative framework. He held a similar position at Capstone Investment Advisors in NY before.
Prior to that, Andres spent 5 years at Morgan Stanley in Fixed Income Research as the Head of Global Macro Quant & FXEM Volatility Strategy and LatAm Macro Strategy. Andrés was consistently top- ranked in the Institutional Investor Fixed Income Survey, including Analyst of the Year (1st place) in 2020 & 2021.
Andrés joined Morgan Stanley in 2017 from Barclays, where he focused on G10 and LatAm local markets research. Previously, he worked for the Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico), where he held several managerial positions in strategic and tactical asset allocation, FX and commodities trading and monetary policy implementation.
He is a regular contributor to the Reforma and El Financiero newspaper in Mexico and has lectured in finance and econometrics in graduate and undergraduate courses at ITAM.
Andrés holds an M.A. in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University in New York, a Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning from Cornell University, and a B.A. in Economics from ITAM University in Mexico City.