Eric Barthe — Co-Founder

I teach, research, and consult on 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. I’m also building the 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, an elite platform dedicated to training the next generation of traders, structurers, and financial engineers. My flagship initiative, The Derivatives Bootcamp, is a highly selective program that has helped students land roles at top investment banks. I began my career 𝟮𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, specializing in index and single-stock exotics, as well as dispersion. After eight years, I joined BCG Paris as a strategy consultant, then became 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗾, and later Partner & Head of Financial Engineering at Anova Partners in Zürich. I hold master’s degrees from LSE, École Centrale, and HEC, and a PhD in Finance. 📬 Learn more https://www.instituteofderivatives.com/

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a focus on derivatives education and financial engineering.

Experience: 20 yrs 4 mos

Career Highlights

Founder of the Institute of Derivatives.
Developed elite training programs for financial professionals.
22 years of experience in derivatives and financial engineering.

Work Experience

Institute of Derivatives

Founder (10 mos)

EDHEC Business School

Lecturer for "Equity Derivatives" and "Structured Products" (2 yrs 2 mos)

The Derivatives Bootcamp

Founder and Instructor (3 yrs 7 mos)

Anova Partners

Founding partner - Head of Financial Engineering (3 yrs 7 mos)

HEC Paris

Professor of Financial Engineering (1 yr 3 mos)

Leonteq Securities AG

Managing Director - Global head of Financial Engineering (5 yrs)

The Boston Consulting Group

Consultant (10 mos)

Goldman Sachs

Executive Director- Equity Exotics Trading (7 yrs 9 mos)

Education

Msc Engineering - Ecole Centrale Paris at CentraleSupélec

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at EDHEC Business School

MSc Finance & Economics at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

MSc - Grande école at HEC Paris

Eric Barthe

Co-Founder

Switzerland20 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Founder of the Institute of Derivatives.
Developed elite training programs for financial professionals.
22 years of experience in derivatives and financial engineering.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a focus on derivatives education and financial engineering.

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Other Skills

TradingWealth ManagementEquitiesEquity TradingOptionsInvestment BankingCapital MarketsInvestmentsFinancial MarketsFixed IncomeHedge FundsFX OptionsEmerging MarketsRisk ManagementManagement Consulting

About

Experience

20 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Institute of derivatives

Founder

Jun 2025 – Present · 10 mos

Edhec business school

Lecturer for "Equity Derivatives" and "Structured Products"

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

The derivatives bootcamp

Founder and Instructor

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Anova partners

Founding partner - Head of Financial Engineering

Jul 2019 – Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Zürich Area, Switzerland

Founding partner
Set up and development of the pricing and analytics platform
Product ideas, market and structured products analysis

Hec paris

Professor of Financial Engineering

Sep 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Paris

Teaching of the core course "Financial Engineering" for students in MSc International Finance

Leonteq securities ag

Managing Director - Global head of Financial Engineering

Jun 2014 – Jun 2019 · 5 yrs · Région de Zürich , Suisse

Management of global team
Development of structured product payoffs cross-assets, stock picking, pitches to sales and to clients, internal and external training
Development of internal pricing tools and automation of new payoffs implementation from pricing to documentation and life-cycle management