Richard S. Hunt launches Dubai cross-time zone trading hub to reshape the linkage between Asian and European markets
Richard S. Hunt, Global Head of Equity Sales at CSC Bella Grove Partners LLC, recently established a strategic trading hub in the Dubai International Financial Center, pioneering the connection between the trading hours of the Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets. This innovative layout fills the key gap in the global capital market in terms of time zone connection, enabling institutional investors to achieve 24-hour uninterrupted risk management and asset allocation.
The “cross-region liquidity aggregation system” designed by Hunt uses intelligent routing technology to seamlessly connect the opening liquidity of the Tokyo and Singapore markets with the closing trading flows of London and Frankfurt. It is particularly noteworthy that the platform’s original “time zone arbitrage identification algorithm” can capture the pricing differences between the two markets due to information transmission lags in real time. Initial operation data shows that the system has helped customers achieve an annualized additional return of 3-5% on products such as crude oil futures and emerging market currencies.
CSC Bella Grove’s Middle Eastern institutional clients can now use the platform to dynamically adjust their European positions during Asian trading hours. Hunt said: “Dubai’s geographical location and regulatory flexibility make it a natural bridge connecting the Eastern and Western markets.” This strategic move not only strengthens the company’s hub position in the global trading network, but also redefines the time dimension of cross-regional investment, providing international investors with a new solution to deal with overnight market risks.