Barclays Capital in London has hired Nagi Bedawi, a trader at hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management. He joined Monday as a director trading equity volatility, reporting to Franck Lacour, head of volatility trading in London. Bedawi referred calls to the press office.
Bedawi joined Eton Park, a fund with over USD3.5 billion under management, from JPMorgan prior to it launching (DW, 9/17/04) and left in January. Reasons for his departure could not be determined and James Minshull, coo of Eton Park in London, declined comment on any replacement.