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Darren A.

Darren Arithoppah

Master Capital Markets With a Former J.P. Morgan Trading Head

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    Harvard Business School

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    Wall Street Prep

Darren A.
Note from Darren

I am currently contracted until end of August and will be ready to take on new clients in September.

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Darren has 15 years of Sales and Trading experience at Wall Street banks.  He was most recently the Head of Trading for Americas Equity Derivatives Desks at JP Morgan.  Prior to JP Morgan, Darren traded Equities at BNP Paribas and Fixed Income at Barclays Capital.  He started his career as a Quantitative Analyst after completing the Graduate Rotation Program at Barclays Capital.  He holds a Bachelors in Computer Engineering from McGill University and is a Harvard Business School Alumnus.

Work with Darren

  • Sales & Trading Recruiting: Start-to-Finish

    Sales & Trading Recruiting: Start-to-Finish

    10h+ of coaching · Starting at $2,000

  • Advance Your Sales & Trading Career

    Advance Your Sales & Trading Career

    10h+ of coaching · Starting at $2,000

  • Land Top Sales & Trading Interviews

    Land Top Sales & Trading Interviews

    5h+ of coaching · Starting at $1,062.50

  • Nail the Sales & Trading Interviews

    Nail the Sales & Trading Interviews

    5h+ of coaching · Starting at $1,062.50

Darren’s Capital Markets & Trading Qualifications

Experience level: Executive

10+ people coached for Capital Markets & Trading

Ex-JP-Morgan Head of Trading with 15 years of experience in Capital Markets. I currently train new and recent hires at top Wall Street Firms. I work with professionals looking to pivot or advance their careers and achieve peak performance by developing technical skills, refining soft skills, maintaining mental focus and staying energized.

Darren can help with:

Behavioral Interview Prep

Cover Letters

Financial Modeling

Freelancing

LinkedIn Review

Market Analysis

Networking Strategy

Promotion Strategy

Resume Review

Risk Management

Salary Negotiation

Sales & Trading Strategy

Skill Building

Technical Interview Prep

Trading Execution

Work Experience

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Capital Markets

Wall Street Prep

May 2025 - Present

Capital Markets Instructor teaching sales and trading of Equities, Fixed Income, Crypto, FX, Derivatives, ETFs and more to the Financial Industry. Derivatives, Communication and +3 skills

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Managing Partner

Grand Bay Capital

November 2019 - Present

Hiring Manager

Managing personal portfolio of public equities, private equity and real estate.

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Head of Trading

J.P. Morgan

July 2014 - September 2017

Hiring Manager

Head of Equity Derivatives Trading Desk for Delta-One Americas, Delta-One Latin-America, Brazil Stock Loan and US Algorithmic Trading.

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Deputy Head of Trading

BNP Paribas

October 2008 - May 2014

Hiring Manager

Senior Trader for Latin America Delta-One and Global Emerging Markets. Equity Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Markets

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Trader

Barclays

August 2002 - July 2008

Hiring Manager

Fixed Income Emerging Markets Trading. Desk Quant for US Fixed Income. Structured Products and Exotics Trading. Quantitative Finance, Options and +2 skills

Education

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Harvard Business School

Program for Leadership Development

2012 - 2014

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McGill University

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

1998 - 2002