Reliable sources close to Nairametrics indicate tier one lender Zenith Bank could earn close to N100 billion or more as gains from derivatives and treasury bills trading in the 2018 financial year.
The bank has consistently made hefty trading income in the last few years rising from N20 billion in 2016 to over N60 billion in the 2017 financial year.
Who heads the trading desk?
The trading desk of the bank is headed by Michael Anyimah. He is a 1997 graduate of Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos. He also obtained an MBA from the same institution in 2003. In addition, he is a CFA charter holder.
From July 2005 to March 2008, he was an FX trader with Citigroup Nigeria. While there, he was responsible for developing foreign exchange risk hedges for clients. He was also responsible for the active foreign currency balance sheet management.
He joined Zenith Bank in March 2008, as the Head of Foreign Exchange trading and Derivatives Sales and Trading. At Zenith, he manages the FX Trading Unit which trades the G7 currencies and the Naira against the G7 currencies. G7 currencies comprise currencies of the 7 industrialized countries namely the United States, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
He also heads the unit in charge of Derivative sales and trading, taking proprietary positions and providing hedging solutions to clients foreign exchange and interest rate risks
Zenith Bank is currently trading at N24.20 in today’s trading session on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, up 1.25%.
Note
This story was published before the bank’s release of its full-year 2018 results today. Zenith made N80 billion as net trading income. Income was largely from treasury bills trading.
But the result shows a loss of about 67 billion for 2018.
Good Evening. he loss pertains to the derivatives segment. The story was done before the result was released. The derivatives unit made over N60 billion as profit in 2017.n
Good to know. though the post seems to be promoting one person. do you have to use a person’s picture to qualify the work of a company’s team? interesting
Oh well, we could as well use the pictures of everyone that works there. Like, all of them. Would this make you feel any better, Sir?
Hi Onome Ohwovoriole,
I am surprised with Michael Anyimah’s feat. Is it possible to connect us. I need a mentor to tutor me on trading T-bills. Thanks. Eric.