Charles-Henri Sabet pursued his brilliant and original career path since a young age. Strongly influenced by his Egyptian-Lebanese origins, he discovered early on a taste for bargaining, trading and strategic games. Sabet took on responsibility early and, thanks to his multiple talents, strong curiosity and focused mindset, began winning at everything he set his hands upon. In 1985, at the age of 24, he received the world championship title in backgammon. Immediately afterwards, Sabet began his career in the financial world. Thanks to strong leadership skills, he occupied senior positions in trading rooms at Crédit Agricole then at Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS) where he managed the foreign-exchange and treasury desk.
Charles-Henri Sabet is an entrepreneur and an excellent strategist: he established his own business, when he turned 30. TCC was a trading company specialized in foreign-exchange, options and interest rates. Its rapid expansion led TCC to be positioned among the largest stakeholders in the foreign exchange market. Charles-Henri’s superior intuition, excellent risk management and focus on market intelligence brought him widespread respect and recognition in the financial world.
With such business growth, Charles-Henri decided to apply for the Swiss banking lisence in 1999. During this period, Sabet gained a vast knowledge in banking regulations and financial law, internal controlling and risk management. He made a deep study of financial and banking law this time. In 2000 TCC changed its name to Synthesis Bank. Synthesis Bank was an internet bank active in all financial markets : foreign-exchange,, stocks, futures, derivatives, funds, options and other products. Charles Henri Sabet was the Founder & Chairman until the end of 2007, then he sold Synthesis Bank to its IT provider Saxo Bank. In 2009 he became Chairman of GIO – Global Investment Opportunities Management Ltd (an Investment Management company incorporated in the Cayman Islands).
Sabet is now the Chairman of Jiffix Markets Ltd, known as JFX.com. Together with The Rowland Family, they have increased the capital of Jiffix Markets Ltd, making the company one of the strongest capitalized online forex companies in Cyprus. His goal is to democratize the trading world by also bringing financial education and support to clients.
Charles-Henri is deeply involved with new trading technologies, online marketing and Internet-based business. Sabet is an expert in risk management and navigating the volatile nature of the trading environment. He developed fully automated risk optimization programs based on behavioral studies of clients in their way of trading.