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Ram Bala Chandran

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CRD#: 5373012
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Being a previously registered professional could mean that this person is no longer operating under the supervision of the SEC or FINRA.

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Ram Bala Chandran, who also goes by Ram B C, Ram Bala Chandran, was a registered financial professional .

Ram is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 2007. Ram had worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 3 and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases


Ram B C | Ram Bala Chandran

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
Wiley, Publishing,Position Author, I would like to co author a book on emerging market investing with my former colleague Dirk willer, who is the head of EM research and Citibank New York. The book does nto delve into any secret sauce to generate alpha, but more focusing on a structure that should be useful to generating alpha. The team at NB has a very different process, so there is probably not any overlap between what the book talks about and what we do here. this is sort of the brief Table of contents of the book. the 1)The current state of affairs in EM investing. The introduction illustrates the growth of the EM market and its implication for global fixed income indexes. It also shows how current EM funds (excluding NB) are losing share to passive investment vehicles. The chapter motivates the need for a more structural approach, outlined in the book. 2)Global Macro as key driver for EM. The key difference for EM is that the global macro cycle is often overpowering local forces. The chapter outlines the impact of the US business cycle, the Fed, the USD, commodity prices etc on emerging markets and suggests trading rules on how to use global macro for EM investing. 3)The emergence of China and its fixed income markets. China is the only emerging market that can move the whole asset class and therefore deserves special attention. The chapter analyses China's impact on commodities, suggests how to trade the Chinese Renminbi and its impact on EM more broadly. We highlight opportunities in the Chinese fixed income market. 4)EMFX trading - what works? We investigate under which conditions traditional approaches like the carry trade, or trading focused on valuation, or current accounts or interest rates generate alpha. 5)EMFX trading - extracting alpha from events. The chapter investigates how best to trade FX intervention, emergency rate hikes or the introduction of capital controls. We show how to trade EM elections. 6)EM rates trading - how to trade the cycle. We investigate the interaction between EM rates and the Fed, and the behavior of EM central banks and how to trade it. We analyze the impact of global commodities on local rates. 7)EM rates trading - extracting alpha from events. This chapter investigates how to trade curve inversion, how to trade emergency rate hikes and normal central bank meetings. It also investigates how to trade index inclusions. 8)How to trade EM credit. The chapter i. Start Date 12/082018. Business Hours a month dedicated during Trading Hours, Zero, No Trading Hours 40.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)


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Certified licenses


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Experience


Past

September 17, 2013 - May 25, 2022

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

RIA
CRD#: 2908
NEW YORK, NY
Past

May 7, 2013 - May 25, 2022

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

BD
CRD#: 2908
NEW YORK, NY
Past

August 28, 2007 - April 18, 2012

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

BD
CRD#: 7059
NEW YORK, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration


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NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC
NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC
NEUBERGER & BERMAN | NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC | NEUBERGER & BERMAN, LLC

CRD#: 2908 / SEC#: 801-3908, 8-1068

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/26/1966 Approved)
BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

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Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 9/16/2013
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 3
Date: 10/20/2007
National Commodity Futures Examination
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC
NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC
NEUBERGER & BERMAN | NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC | NEUBERGER & BERMAN, LLC

CRD#: 2908 / SEC#: 801-3908, 8-1068

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/26/1966 Approved)
BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)
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Contact information


Main Address
1290 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10104
Mailing Address
1290 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10104
Phone number
(212) 476-9000
Established
Delaware since 11/01/1996
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Large
# of Employees
1,058

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)


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FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)Latest Form ADV

Direct owners and executive officers


NamePositionCRD#
NEUBERGER BERMAN INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCMEMBER124687
AMATO, JOSEPH VINCENTPRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER2210305
CETRON, BRAD ELLIOTCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER4040222
CHINNI, MICHAELCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER5721816
HENTON, LORIN FREDMANAGING DIRECTOR, BRANCH OFFICE MANAGER, TEXAS3014463

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Regulatory Event20
Arbitration5

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Company Information


NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

CRD#: 2908

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