Kokou Agbo-Bloua
Kokou Agbo-Bloua is the Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset and Quant Research at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, a leading bank for equity derivatives in Asia-Pacific. Prior to his current role, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Flow Strategy & Solutions, where he was responsible for leading a global team of 20 financial engineers focused on the generation of differentiated trade ideas, unique implementations and hedging solutions across asset classes. Prior to joining SGCIB in 2014, Kokou was the Head of Equity & Derivative Strategy Europe at BNPP in London for 4 years, where he was responsible for European fundamental equity strategy, derivatives parameters, global cross-asset themes and convertible bonds strategy. Kokou was team leader of five senior strategists ranked #1 for idea generation by Greenwich survey & Derivatives Intelligence.
Kokou Agbo-Bloua Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset and Quant Research
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Head of Equity & Derivatives Strategy, Europe
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Executive Director & Trader
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Executive Director of Proprietary Trading
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M.Sc., Management
EARLY CAREER
Kokou started his career on the trading side, serving as Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies from 2000 to 2008.
He was also an Executive Director and Trader for J.P. Morgan from 2009 to 2010.
He managed directional long/short, convertible bonds and volatility portfolios across asset classes.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Kokou is frequently quoted in the financial press and is a regular guest speaker on the BBC, Bloomberg and CNBC.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.