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[[File:Olly B.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The JC yesterday. In the ''Big Easy'', man.]]
[[File:penry.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The mild-mannered penry, in his day-job as acting deputy associate general assistant at [[Wickliffe Hampton Securites Inc.]]]]
Well, after ten years I suppose I should at least own up to who I am, so here goes: I’m Olly. (in Persian, “[[الی]]”. Geddit?) Interests, if they’re not obvious from this wiki, are financial services law, language, writing, guitars, cricket, books and mountains. And wikis: MediaWiki, which this site is written on, is the cleverest software, and I have learned a lot about it in the last decade.
Well, after ten years running this site my spouse told me I should at least own up to who I am, but bugger that. It’s no real secret and anyone with a basic yen for online surveillance will be able to work it out, but you may know me as mild-mannered Penry. Until recently I was second in charge of checking that the firm’s name was spelled correctly on the [[football team]] at [[Wickliffe Hampton Securities Inc.]], London Branch, but I eventually summoned the guts to leave that behind and now I’m in a legal department of one. It’s fun.


While writing this wiki I’ve practised commercial law in NZ and the UK for 27 years, mostly inhouse at places I will not mention to protect their reputations as much as mine. I put in a stretch as a film and book reviewer — which I was pretty good at, as you will see from my [http://olly-buxton.blogspot.com/ fan mail] — written a couple of books (the first one, '''''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078LMG24Q The Montenegro Sanction]''''', under the pen name [[Hunter Barkley]], you can buy for a fiver from Amazon), released an album of angsty-but-ironic rock music ([[Dangerboy]]), played with my buddies in the same cool band, [[Supercheese]], for longer than either the Beatles or Led Zeppelin managed, and drunk a ''lot'' of wine, all while being supported by my super-talented better half — whom I will spare the ignominy of naming — but she is a world-famous<ref>In our house, anyway.</ref> bridge teacher, artist and the most patient spouse on the planet.
But what I do have is 30 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, in New Zealand (for a bit) and in the UK (for the rest). I’ve worked at law firms big and small, and three kinds of investment bank: American, British and Swiss, and now I work at a scrappy little start up. As you may deduce I have specialised, over the years, in [[Structured note|structured products]], [[Repackaging|repackagings]], credit, fund derivatives, fund solutions, [[Commodity derivatives|commodities]], [[Negotiation|ISDA negotiations]], [[Cash equity|cash equities]], [[equity derivatives]], [[Synthetic equity swap|synthetic equity derivatives]], [[prime brokerage]], [[securities financing]], and [[emissions]] derivatives. Some of what I’ve found out makes up the useful bits of this site.


The [[Jolly Contrarian]] started out life in 2012, as ''AmwellClear'', as a fun way way of remembering the difference between {{isdaprov|Loss}}, {{isdaprov|Market Quotation}}s, {{isdaprov|Close Out Amount}}s and {{isdaprov|Unpaid Amount}}s and just kept growing.   
I like to [[Off-piste|ski]] and play [[Stratocaster|guitar]], but not at the same time. Also, [[cricket]].
 
The [[Jolly Contrarian]] started out life in 2012, as “''AmwellClear''”, as a fun way way of remembering the difference between {{isdaprov|Loss}}, {{isdaprov|Market Quotation}}s, {{isdaprov|Close Out Amount}}s and {{isdaprov|Unpaid Amount}}s and just kept growing.   


SEO folk: before you write to offer tips on how to differentiate the [[JC]] from its competition, remember:  when you write satire about derivatives ''THERE '''IS''' NO GODDAMN COMPETITION''.
SEO folk: before you write to offer tips on how to differentiate the [[JC]] from its competition, remember:  when you write satire about derivatives ''THERE '''IS''' NO GODDAMN COMPETITION''.
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Latest revision as of 11:56, 25 January 2023

The mild-mannered penry, in his day-job as acting deputy associate general assistant at Wickliffe Hampton Securites Inc.

Well, after ten years running this site my spouse told me I should at least own up to who I am, but bugger that. It’s no real secret and anyone with a basic yen for online surveillance will be able to work it out, but you may know me as mild-mannered Penry. Until recently I was second in charge of checking that the firm’s name was spelled correctly on the football team at Wickliffe Hampton Securities Inc., London Branch, but I eventually summoned the guts to leave that behind and now I’m in a legal department of one. It’s fun.

But what I do have is 30 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, in New Zealand (for a bit) and in the UK (for the rest). I’ve worked at law firms big and small, and three kinds of investment bank: American, British and Swiss, and now I work at a scrappy little start up. As you may deduce I have specialised, over the years, in structured products, repackagings, credit, fund derivatives, fund solutions, commodities, ISDA negotiations, cash equities, equity derivatives, synthetic equity derivatives, prime brokerage, securities financing, and emissions derivatives. Some of what I’ve found out makes up the useful bits of this site.

I like to ski and play guitar, but not at the same time. Also, cricket.

The Jolly Contrarian started out life in 2012, as “AmwellClear”, as a fun way way of remembering the difference between Loss, Market Quotations, Close Out Amounts and Unpaid Amounts and just kept growing.

SEO folk: before you write to offer tips on how to differentiate the JC from its competition, remember: when you write satire about derivatives THERE IS NO GODDAMN COMPETITION.

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