Ali Aldallal

About

Senior markets and trading professional with experience across emerging market rates, FX, derivatives, debt, and risk management. Has led trading, investment, and treasury initiatives for global and regional banks, with a strong focus on hedging, portfolio management, and market structure development.

Experience

• Managing Director / Portfolio Manager / Risk Officer
  Gateway Investment Management Services · Dubai, UAE
  Apr 2023 – Present

  Board member of the firm. Presented prospective clients with fund solutions and structures to meet their objectives. Assisted the CEO in setting up the trading and investment platform. Led the trading and investment function, with concentration on emerging market fixed income products and listed derivatives. Headed the firm's risk function and implemented risk management policies and risk assessments for the firm and funds under management. Acted as board member for select funds under management.

• Deputy Head of Market Making and Trading
  Banque Saudi Fransi · Saudi Arabia
  Feb 2020 – Jun 2021

  Managed interest rate and FX derivatives risk for GCC and G10 products. Executed hedging transactions with local clients. Led the project to set up Treasury Futures trading for Global Markets and led the bank's IBOR-transition project. Mentored and trained junior colleagues across desks in Global Markets. Presented and executed macro hedges for Global Markets.

• Vice President – Senior Emerging Markets Rates and FX Trader
  BNP Paribas · Bahrain
  Jul 2017 – Sep 2019

  Covered emerging markets across the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Assisted in developing electronic trading platforms for MENA rates and FX products. Managed trading in Egyptian local market fixed income and portfolios in Egyptian local currency bonds, MENA interest rate and cross currency swaps, and MENA FX derivatives. Mentored and trained junior colleagues, created trading manuals and procedures, developed risk management frameworks and pricing sheets, and liaised with Sales to present trade ideas and hedging solutions.

• Money Broker
  ICAP Middle East · Bahrain
  Feb 2017 – Jun 2017

  Intermediary broker for MENA rates and FX products. Developed a platform for Egypt local markets, created pricing worksheets and models, conducted education sessions for the team on market-related subjects, and developed relationships with potential clients.

• Vice President – Senior Emerging Markets Rates, FX, and Debt Trader
  Deutsche Bank AG · London
  Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

  Oversaw other EM markets while maintaining responsibility for MENA and Sub-Saharan trading. Managed the bank's Ukrainian fixed income portfolio and FX flows in Kazakhstan local market. Collaborated on hedging structures and helped identify macro trends and trading strategies aligned to desk risk and P&L objectives.

• Intern to Vice President - Emerging Markets Rates, FX, and Debt Trader
  Deutsche Bank AG · Dubai
  Jun 2009 – Dec 2015

  Traded MENA and Sub-Saharan African markets, managed interest rate and FX derivative flows, collaborated on hedging solutions, positioned trading books, managed fixed income portfolios, oversaw treasury liquidity and funding needs, developed risk management policies and pricing tools, and helped develop an e-commerce product offering and Islamic derivative offering.

Education

• Bachelor of Commerce
  McGill University
  Finance · 2005 – 2008

Skills

Languages