Nicolas Louis

COO at RQD* Clearing | Business Engagement, Operations, New Business Development

New York, New York, United States

About

As the Chief Operating Officer at RQD* Clearing, I oversee the daily operations and strategic direction of a next-generation correspondent clearing provider that offers advanced clearing, custody and execution solutions for the modern markets. With a Master of Science in Finance from École des Ponts ParisTech and multiple FINRA certifications, I bring 20+ years of experience and expertise in the capital markets industry to this role. I am passionate about leveraging cloud-native, real-time technology to enhance the platform, mitigate emerging cybersecurity threats, and offer a more efficient implementation that scales as clients grow. I have a proven track record of delivering business engagement, new business development, and operational excellence for broker-dealers that service retail, institutional and active traders, foreign financial institutions and proprietary trading firms. I am fluent in French and English, and have knowledge of Russian. I am also a proud parent of three children.

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at RQD* Clearing
    Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

    RQD* Clearing is a next-generation correspondent clearing provider, providing advanced clearing, custody and execution solutions built for the modern markets. With the industry’s first solution built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, the firm can quickly and seamlessly enhance the platform, mitigate emerging cybersecurity threats and offer a more efficient implementation that scales as clients grow. Supporting U.S. equities, options and ETFs, RQD caters to broker-dealers that service retail, institutional and active traders, foreign financial institutions and proprietary trading firms.

  • Lek Securities Corporation (Greater New York City Area)
    • President
      Jan 2013 - Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    • Vice President
      Apr 2004 - Dec 2012 · 8 yrs 9 mos

  • Project Finance Specialist at Crédit Agricole CIB
    Sep 2001 - Mar 2003 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst at Rothschild & Co
    Jan 2001 - Jun 2001 · 6 mos

  • Researcher at Centre d’Enseignement et de Recherche en MathématIques et Calcul Scientifique
    Apr 1998 - Jun 1998 · 3 mos