Alex Wicks
Executive Director, Head Of BlockCross EMEA Sales & Client Coverage at Instinet Incorporated
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlex Wicks is an experienced financial markets professional with 9 years focused on sales, trading and client coverage, now leading BlockCross EMEA sales and client strategy as Executive Director at Instinet. He combines hands-on sales trading and account management with product strategy, having grown and managed the BlockCross coverage team across the region. Alex’s background spans program, electronic and high-touch execution, with deep exposure to buy-side liquidity-seeking and algorithmic workflows. He pairs rigorous academic foundations—a First Class BSc in Economics—with regulatory qualifications (CF30), enabling practical, compliant market solutions. A self-described tinkerer and *nix enthusiast, he brings a hacker’s curiosity to automating processes and improving trading infrastructure behind the scenes. Colleagues rely on him for clear client-facing analysis and pragmatic execution of growth initiatives in competitive EMEA markets.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science Honors (BSc), Economics, First Class Honours (1st), Bachelor of Science Honors (BSc), Economics, First Class Honours (1st) at Royal Holloway, University of LondonFCA Registered - Capital Markets Program, Securities and Financial Regulation, CF30 Qualified, FCA Registered - Capital Markets Program, Securities and Financial Regulation, CF30 Qualified at Chartered Institute for Securities and InvestmentSecondary School, A Level, A, A, B, Secondary School, A Level, A, A, B at King Edward's School Bath
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Github Skills (187)
bash10
security10
linter10
ingress-nginx10
powershell10
colours10
rust10
kubernetes10
kernel10
ingress-controller10
terminal-emulator10
networking10
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Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
aw1cks/curriculum-vitae
Jun 2021 - Apr 2026
Contributions:5 PRs, 36 pushes, 7 branches in 4 years 10 months
aw1cks/dns
Jun 2022 - Dec 2025
Declarative DNS using OctoDNS
Contributions:40 PRs, 45 pushes, 21 branches in 3 years 7 months
octodnsdeclarativedns
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