H. Arthur Brereton
Founding Member

H. Arthur Brereton co-founded Geneva Trading in Dublin and served as its Managing Partner. Mr. Brereton moved back to Chicago and opened headquarters there in 2001. He currently serves as Founding Partner at the firm.

Mr. Brereton moved to London in 1993 and became a member of the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) where he traded European interest rate products. He joined Marquette Partners in 1994 and became an equity partner before leaving to form Geneva Trading.

Mr. Brereton’s experience in derivatives began as a member the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) where he traded US interest rate futures from 1983 to 1985. He took two years off from trading as a member of the Chicago Challenge to the 1987 America’s Cup in Australia. Afterward, he remained in Australia and traded as a member of the Sydney Futures Exchange for three years. Upon returning to Chicago, he traded currencies at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) from 1990 to 1991.

Mr. Brereton came to derivatives trading as a second career. Before trading, he attended University of Michigan School of Naval Architecture from 1972 to 1976. Mr. Brereton worked as a Naval Architect, designing hardware for racing sailboats from 1976 until 1983. During that time his designs were used on America’s Cup yachts, ocean racers, and Olympic and other one design classes through out the world. He founded Melges Spars, Inc. in 1979 with sailing icon Buddy Melges. He continues to serve as a consultant to Melges Performance Sailboats.

Mr. Brereton is also an accomplished sailor, having participated in and won numerous regattas in the U.S. and overseas. He is the current Melges 17 National Champion. He is also active in water and land conservancies in Michigan and Missouri. He currently holds an office on the Board of Deacons at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette.