Mr Paul North

Paul North has over 30 years’ experience of working in the financial markets and derivatives industry. Paul joined the London International Financial
Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) in 1988, spending several years on the exchange trading floor before transferring to the exchange’s Business Development Department.

At the derivatives exchange, Paul worked in the fields of broker relations, product research and development, marketing, market automation and education. Paul was Head of Education at the exchange, before leaving in 1998 to pursue a freelance career in derivatives and financial markets training and consultancy.

Paul has extensive international experience, engaging with the world’s leading investment banks, funds, regulators, software developers, exchanges, CCPs, and commodity trading houses.

Paul originally qualified as a school teacher after leaving university in the UK. He holds a BA in history and an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of London.