A top trader at a $12.6 billion hedge fund is going it alone with $200 million from his boss

Giles Coppel, a top trader in Brevan Howard's New York office, is prepping his own hedge fund, people familiar with the matter said.
Brevan Howard is backing Coppel with $200 million, the people said.
Coppel has headed trading at Brevan's New York office since 2012, according to his Bloomberg profile. He previously worked at Tudor Investment Corp. and Lehman Brothers, according to the profile.
Coppel couldn't immediately be reached for comment. The people familiar with t