Nelson Minier
Head of OTC Sales & Trading at Kraken
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Nelson Minier is Head of OTC and Trading at Kraken and has nearly 20 years of experience running trading desks at top firms including Credit Suisse, jpmorgan Chase, Citibank, UBS and Morgan Stanley. In addition to trading digital assets, Nelson previously traded credit derivatives, sovereign bonds, and corporate bonds in the emerging markets and high yield space.
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