David Sharp

About David Sharp

A Director on the ETF Capital Markets team of a major issuer for the last decade. I have…

Experience

1. Senior Etf Capital Markets Specialist

   Vanguard

   Nov 2018 — Present

   Help to oversee the trading ecosystem for Vanguard’s 82 US-listed ETFs, ensuring low trading costs and robust liquidity for $1.8+ trillion in AUM and $2+ trillion in annual trading volume - Serve as an industry-facing ambassador on ETF trading, representing firm at industry groups, panel discussions, and government relations forums - Manage the firm’s external ETF trading relationships, serving as the relationship lead for all tier one market makers/ APs - Serve as execution consultant, thought leader, and sales support for institutional and key account clients, including: insurance companies, asset managers, ETF strategists, TAMPs, Mega RIA, and bulge bracket home office accounts - Execute the ETF creation/redemption process, facilitating ETF cash flow of $1+ billion per day while developing and implementing process improvement efforts, specifically in the negotiated fixed income custom basket process - Lead internal relationships with key business partners including: Portfolio Management, Product Management, and Legal • Developed and implemented a robust spread monitoring system with real time basket and ETF data, coupled with immediate and precise pre-trade and post-trade analysis tools - Participated in launch of 18% of Vanguard ETF lineup, including ESG, Active Factor ETFs, and Active Fixed Income ETFs

Skills

• Options
• Brokerage
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Etfs
• Securities
• Series 24
• Foreign Currency
• Relationship Management
• Investments
• Capital Markets
• Finance
• Stocks
• High Net Worth Individuals
• Equity Trading
• Index Options
• Equities
• Settlement
• Foreign Investment
• Insurance
• Finra
• Financial Services
• Series 4
• Series 63
• Trading
• Mutual Funds
• Options Strategies
• Series 7