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0-5 years of experience
Managed long & short equity trading portfolios starting with $25k and increasing to $200k
- Utilized technical and fundamental analysis to establish trading positions that grossed profits up to $9k per month
- Analyzed multiple strategic risk assessment strategies to maximize portfolio performance and minimize downside exposure
- Assisted in the development of a parity trading strategy that generated over $100k to the fund’s bottom line
- Ranked consistently nationwide as the top trader in monthly profits among thirty new hires
- Selected as one of five traders to mentor five new hires trading a market specific parity strategy
0-5 years of experience
Opened a trading platform of NASDAQ 100 stocks for an equity market making firm. Acquired and sold shares of stocks for the firm’s institutional customers.
- Served as a Member of Distressed Equity Team that evaluated the profit potential of trading stock of companies in bankruptcy.
- Conducted financial and technical analysis to determine lucrative trading situations, increasing profitability 8%.
- Generated revenues of $1.5 million in adverse market conditions.
- Acknowledged as a top quartile producer of revenues.
6-10 years of experience
Performed buy-side equity trading for the firm’s various funds with assets totaling over $20 billion.
- Collaborated with Research Analysts, Portfolio Managers and fellow Traders to determine potential strategies that improved stock selection to achieve best execution.
- Prepared reports for clients and executive committees on commissions paid to brokers that included the maintenance and the reconciliation of Client Directed and Soft Dollar Commission Recapture programs.
- Trained and supervised Back Office personnel to ensure timely and accurate trade reconcilement and settlement.
- Integral part of a team that designed, tested and implemented the trading desk’s Order Management System (Charles River).
- Member of the Soft Dollar Committee.
0-5 years of experience
Co-founded company and opened trading desk operation eventually acquired by E*Trade
- Primarily traded NASDAQ equities in retail account with buying power in excess of $5MM
- Oversaw client relationships and served as senior consultant for mitigating high-risk positions
- Specialized in the research and trading of technology sector including: semiconductors, internet, wireless and telecom, software, biotech and several information technology services
- Cultivated relationships with hedge fund contacts and maintained client base to exceed sales goals of proprietary trading software
- Grew initial investment of $35K to over $2.5MM from 1999 to 2004 through various trading strategies
0-5 years of experience
Studied price action, sentiment and market research to assess primary trends of the markets
- Managed and maximized up to $1 million daily, with a focus on momentum trading
- Trained new hires through monthly classes and seminars; mentored 2 traders before trading remotely
- Grossed a monthly average of $20,000-$40,000 through various trading methods
- Maintained an impeccable record of compliance by keeping abreast ongoing changes in regulatory requirements
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for trading and making markets in all Asian ADR’s and GDR’s.
- Managed risk for a global proprietary trading book using firm’s capital to maximize profits based on ADR arbitrage.
- Global book generated $12 million in 00, $5 million in 01, $3 million in 02 and $8 million in 03.
- Provided back up support for Mining and Eastern European trading books.
- Extensive dialogue with London and Asian counterparts on relevant news as well as flow in the local markets.
0-5 years of experience
Trader and market maker of 50 NASDAQ Mid and Large Cap stocks, used firm’s capital to make and maintain markets for institutional clients
- Consistently a top producer in commissions ranging $4,000,000-6,000,000 annually
- Maintained and assisted in managing relations with institutional clients
- Trained newly hired assistant traders and back office associates
- Sectors traded: Semi cap equipment, Semi-conductors and Telecom
0-5 years of experience
Directly responsible for trading large cap equities for a firm with over $6 Billion in assets
- Assisted in maintaining and trading accounts for the firm’s institutional, retail and WRAP clients
- Traded client accounts using multiple trading platforms including APL, UMA’s, and web-based programs
- Primary responsibility for daily maintenance of model portfolio system and deployment of new cashflows
- Analyzed and compiled major corporate news, earnings, economic data, and all relevant Street research in the daily Morning Note distributed to the portfolio managers prior to the market open
- Provided market, stock and trading feedback to portfolio managers, keeping them abreast of all ongoing working orders
- Assisted in maintaining and tracking progress of firm’s research and soft dollar budgets
- Developed and maintained relationships with sales traders and research sales teams
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for more than10,000 large-cap wrap accounts on internal and external APL systems
- Processed daily trades for deposits, withdrawals, tax losses, and new accounts
- Organized block trade information on Security APL for our institutional desk
- Promoted from new account / operations manager to equity trader after one year
- Supervised 5 new account associates
- Helped oversee all aspects of training for members of new account / operations team
- Processed openings and closings of large-cap, balanced, and small-cap wrap accounts
- Identified problems, diagnosed causes, and determined corrective actions
10+ years of experience
St. Petersburg, FL 1993 – 2009
Institutional full-service brokerage firm, offering research. Investment banking, and asset management worldwide with $3.2 Billion in revenue and 5,000+ brokers, 8,000+ employees, and 2,200+ offices.
Senior Institutional Equity Trader – Equity Capital Markets
Lead Market Maker oversaw trades, managed risk and ensured equity market compliance; reporting directly to the executive managing director in NYC. Entrusted with autonomy to oversee and manage the institutional block trading desk in St. Petersburg, FL.
- Reviewed and analyzed reports and other trading data to ensure compliance with FINRA and SEC rules and regulations.
- Evaluated and evolved compliance programs and business structure on the principle trading desk. Oversaw the weekly trading desk compliance meeting.
- Provided detailed daily account needs; market making, market analysis, research; aligned client objectives with custom-tailored market compliant strategies for value-based solutions.
- Guided, coached and mentored both sales and position traders to minimize real time compliance risk to the firm.
- Enhanced trusted relationships with key corporate clients, CFOs, Treasury Officers, Company Investor Relations Directors and representatives, to allow [company name] to become their banker and trader of choice for company stocks within RJF’s Equity Capital Markets research universe.
- Rapidly promoted multiple times within 16 year career with firm.
10+ years of experience
Sector based trading specialist responsible for institutional equity trading, equity analysis, investment strategy recommendations, proprietary trading, capital risk management, and client relations. Specialized in healthcare and technology sectors.
- Facilitated execution of $8-10 million annually in institutional equity trading revenues while managing capital risk within company guidelines.
- Managed sector based trading team that grew Asia internet trading revenues from zero to over $5 million in three years.
- Initiated and represented firm in over 200 one-on-one meetings with institutional and corporate clients that grew client relationships and contributed to increased client revenues
- Utilized fundamental and technical analysis to create investment ideas for institutional clients which resulted in significant trading revenue growth.
- Researched and analyzed financial market trends and information to originate profitable proprietary trading strategies.
- Conceptualized and integrated technical, fundamental, and trading information into daily trading notes which became the standard on the desk and were distributed to clients and colleagues.
- Demonstrated ability to make real time trading decisions under complex circumstances and significant time constraints.
0-5 years of experience
Identified, evaluated, and negotiated trading opportunities in a timely, complete, and optimal manner.
- Focused on maximizing profitability and utilization while negotiating competitive levels on new and outstanding trades.
- Identified prospective one-off deals and produced analytics including projected revenue and risk.
- Promoted enhancements to trading system, tools, and internal processes to strengthening connectivity with our counterparts.
- Grew balances and revenues for my assigned products: Matched Equity Repo, Open Term, Preferred and Specials.
- Lead the business development and growth discussion with assigned counterparts. Translated this into a strategy to achieve growth.
- Provided the global trading team with essential market color by contributing to daily and weekly commentary.
0-5 years of experience
04/12
- Traded U.S. equities listed on NYSE and NASDAQ; among top 3 profitable traders in head office
- Generated trading ideas by conducting technical and statistical research on broad markets and individual stocks
- Executed strategies under appropriate risk constraints; average daily trading volume around 200,000 shares
- Optimized order executions within the scope of market microstructure and transaction fee structure
- Co-managed and trained three junior traders; directed them to build their own profitable trading systems
0-5 years of experience
Managed firm’s traders and operations including trade breaks, reconciliation, stock reorganization such as dividends and any corporate actions.
- Ensured transactions were locked and cleared in a timely fashion and positions were properly balanced on a daily basis,
- Risk manager – oversaw all traders activity to limit losses and maximize profits.
- Created strategies to generate additional revenues while managing risk.
- Established new agency accounts including a large broker dealer and hedge fund increasing the firm’s order flow by 40%.
0-5 years of experience
March 1999 – May 2002
- Buy and sell New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ listed equities to profit the firm account.
- Provided with $10 million dollars of firm capital for intra-day trading and $7.5 million dollars for overnight positions.
- Top 7% on a dollar per share basis for several periods.
- Trained and mentored lower level traders to develop their trading skills and abilities.
0-5 years of experience
Independently managed $600,000 proprietary trading account. Collaborated with traders on trading strategies, ideas, market trends, and market events. Participant in trades executed as a team.
- Achieved 8% return in 3 month span.
- Implemented trades based on daily research of economic indicators, company specific news, technical analysis, and fundamental analysis.
- Realize higher gains by selecting stocks or industry sectors based on relative strengths or weaknesses.
- Identified market patterns to create better risk/reward opportunities.
- Attained best execution via multiple venues and ECNs.
- Educated new trainees to distinguish between effective and ineffective trading strategies.
0-5 years of experience
Austin, TX
Proprietary equity and options trading firm with over $200M in leveraged assets 2007-2010
Equity Trader
- Managed $10MM of company capital in active equity assets including stocks and ETFs
- Achieved profitable returns in less than 4 months and increased assets under management from $25K to $10M in sixteen months
- Mentored and led team of four equity traders with combined capital of $1MM and helped achieve
- Served on Technology Council, developing and continuously evaluating trading platform for new
- Assisted with design of algorithms to identify and capitalize on favorable trading and arbitrage
- Evaluated and executed trades based on team’s strategies of fundamental and technical
6-10 years of experience
Successfully managed mentored and trained a team of 4 equity traders by supervising their activities, evaluating their performance, and giving necessary training and guidance. Responsible for creating complete analysis of clients’ current financial conditions to recommend alternative investment strategies. Reviewed client brokerage accounts and prepared appropriate mixes of securities, building their investment portfolios to meet the clients’ needs. Acted as the steward of the client’s assets. Reviewed and analyzed estate documents to ensure their accuracy and completeness. Conducted annual reviews of client’s financial wellness, to ensure that the client stays on track to reach their financial goals. Marketed life insurance and investment products to local small businesses. Analyzed client life insurance coverage and suggested policies to cover any gaps.
Key Achievements:
- Collaborated with managers to create a trading strategy that increased equity trading revenues for clients
- Presented multiple 90-minute informational seminars about estate and financial planning to potential clients, and increasing new client acquisition from these seminars to 90%
- Acquired an in-depth knowledge of insurance products in order to review their application to a client’s specific financial situation.
- Coordinated with the Idaho Department of Finance to ensure that all company advertising material met compliance standards.
- Enhanced firms value proposition through creating an agreement with a local attorney to offer low cost estate planning services for clients
- Managed all client data to expose areas where additional products and services could be utilized in the clients portfolio
0-5 years of experience
Institutional trader responsible for the execution of large block equity trades for four equity strategies: Multicap,
Large Cap Value, Large Cap Growth and International Equity. Executed trades for an amount of $5 billion.
- Provided fundamental investment research and analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation, industry
- Built financial models to clarify complex quantitative data and communicated critical findings to portfolio managers.
- Reviewed daily cash positions and collaborated with company managers to ensure proper execution of cash management.
- Established and fostered relationships with institutional clients and consultants that resulted in account
0-5 years of experience
Served in multiple functions, including that of Research Associate
accountable for providing investment ideas for presentation to institutional clientele.
- Contributed 8% +/- ($2.0 million) to total revenue produced by
- Sustained minimum slippage despite trading multi-million share orders with total desk volume exceeding 15 million shares per day.
- Pivotal participant in transitioning Institutional Equity Desk to
- Promoted from Middle Office Manager on the Equity Derivatives Desk
0-5 years of experience
- Directed equity trading of $3 billion in managed assets, including both large and small capitalization funds, while keeping Portfolio Managers apprised of market conditions.
- Executed equity orders, both listed and OTC, achieving best execution through traditional means, small order
- Managed a $3 million commission budget, including a $600,000 third party research budget.
- Trained and supervised trading assistants and trading operational support.
- Contributed to the Equity Strategy and the Technology Resources Teams.
- Selected as the IDS implementation leader, which was a portfolio management, performance reporting and front-end trading system.
0-5 years of experience
Completed company’s 16 month rotational training program culminating in the acquisition of Series 7 & 55 licenses
- Joined the international buy side desk running an individual $10 million levered book, with a return on equity of 50% of the final two years
- Selected by management teams in New York and London to test and effectively implement new trading and risk
- Utilized an arbitrage strategy that sought to take advantage of pricing discrepancies between the shares of companies listed on stock exchanges in multiple countries
- Trained and vetted assistants to move on to work with firm partners and other senior traders
- Researched and executed domestic, international and cross border merger and acquisition strategies
0-5 years of experience
Managed an intraday trading portfolio of U.S. equities trading AMEX, NSDQ, and NYSE
- Executed trades in own discretion while utilizing the level 2 market data, time & sales, and technical
- Trades were executed over event-specific and high relative volume stocks such as: earnings, rumors,
- Created educational training videos for the education arm of the company
- Assisted in managing the mid-day, after hour meetings, and the Virtual Trading Floor
- Conducted daily research on unusual options activity and momentum setups for all traders in the NY office
- Built custom filters to find stocks on the move before news hits the wire, parabolic movements, and unusual
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