Neil joined Barclays International in 1985 initially in the foreign exchange, money markets and derivatives operations areas before moving to the trading room in 1991. Here, his roles included both inter-bank and sales positions in spot and forward FX, money markets and treasury derivatives. After leaving Barclays in 1995, Neil became a local on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) trading own account positions in interest rate, bond and equity derivatives. During his time on LIFFE, Neil also provided training to hedge-fund staff in FX and derivatives before moving to full time training in 1997. At 7city, Neil is Head of Financial Product Training, designing and delivering a range of product courses for investment houses, data agencies and software houses in the US, UK and Europe (Scandinavia, mainland Europe and Eastern Europe).