Arbitrage Opportunities in Digital Assets: Flow Traders’ Edd Carlton

Carlton runs institutional trading for the Digital Asset Desk at Flow Traders, having previously set up and run cryptocurrency trading desks in the city of London.

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December 21, 2021 11:21 am

Edd Carlton, institutional digital asset trader at Flow Traders (center); Source: Blockworks

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In this video Blockworks’ “Forward Guidance” podcast host Jack Farley sat down with Edd Carlton, institutional digital asset trader, Flow Traders, at Blockworks Digital Asset Summit in London to talk about the arbitrage opportunities in digital assets.

Carlton runs institutional trading for the Digital Asset Desk at Flow Traders, having previously set up and run cryptocurrency trading desks in the city of London. He brings 11+ years of capital markets experience, as well as being a specialist in crypto and blockchain knowledge. Carlton is a member of a number of industry groups as well as a regular speaker at crypto and blockchain events.

Watch the full interview below.

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