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Candidate Info
2
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Math And Computer Science
Fixed Income Trader
- Surpassed traders in profitability and volume ranking 3 out of over 30 traders within a year and a half
- Increased trading profits by 300% from 2003 to 2004 by trading cash vs. futures spreads in the treasury market
- Excelled at entry and exit point strategies as well as risk tolerance utilizing mean reversion strategies
- Recruited and mentored several new teammates by leading internal training sessions
- Became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade to capitalize on significant volume generated in order to reduce commission rates for the firm
Candidate Info
26
years in workforce
10
years at this job
BS
Business Administration, Finance & Entrepreneurship
Senior Trader
Head trader with detailed knowledge of equity markets for quantitative global equity investment manager with $29BN in assets under management and $56M in commissions.
- Managed currency trading for hedging and equity settlement in both freely traded and restricted currencies.
- Collaborated with Compliance, Investment Teams and Operations to review and oversee risk management policies and procedures.
- Presented market analysis and performance data updates on an ongoing basis. Worked closely with Relationship Managers to respond to inquiries from key clients.
- Transformed trading strategy from use of passive approach by integrating an actively managed approach, resulting in 28% cost savings.
- Optimized electronic self-directed trading solutions including: algorithms, usage of dark liquidity and evaluation of OMS/EMS platforms.
- Redesigned trading workflow and implemented 24 hour trading coverage to ensure desk aligned with changing market structure. Resulted in better trade oversight, improved feedback loop with portfolio management and more timely decision making.
- Co-developed proprietary EMS order parsing rules and combined scoring of volatility, momentum, liquidity and estimate impact cost used to populate a suggested execution strategy for each order.
Candidate Info
15
years in workforce
11
years at this job
BA
Business
Senior Equity Trader
Worked with mutual and hedge funds of varying sizes to determine and execute strategies and manage capital exposure when trading institutional order flow. Maintained an active market in over 85 stocks in varying sectors.
- Deployed Hybrid sales trader coverage, helping to drive revenue to the largest account in the firm.
- Dedicated trader to fastest growing account in the firm, helping drive revenue from $100k/yr to over $1m, while bringing down the loss ratio to 3% from 50%.
- Trusted for trading firm's capital, managing risk and leveraging existing business.
- Worked directly with analysts and coverage traders to distribute relevant market information.
- Presented daily to sales, trading and product management teams to assist in idea generation for clients.
- Created a Weekly technical analysis piece distributed to client's senior decision makers.
Candidate Info
12
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Economics
MA
Master of Arts
Proprietary Trader
Managed $2-4 million long/short portfolio with 50% focus on healthcare related companies
- Created proprietary scans based on key technical factors to identify potential trade ideas
- Conducted fundamental research and financial analyses on the results to execute optimal investments
- Produced total portfolio return of -.6% vs the S&P 500 down -18.6%
Candidate Info
39
years in workforce
7
years at this job
MBA
Financial Administration
Accounting
Senior Financial Trader
Fuels trader with lead role in hedging with Crude, Oil Products, Natural Gas
- Developed market and managed large position in Natural Gas swaption instruments as cross hedge of power exposures
- Contributed $50 million value over 7 years, primarily through market timing and asset allocation of hedge positions
- Led fuels trading team in hedge program analysis and evaluation
- Mentored other traders in uses, valuation and execution of fuel options
- Provided fundamental analysis of oil markets to commercial team
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
5
years at this job
Institutional Sales Trader
- Promoted and profitably managed key accounts through direct communication with clients, advising on stock opportunities and market trends.
- Generated revenues collaborating with salesmen on company specific research, executing order flow by analyzing individual stock, sector, & current market conditions.
- Increased revenues by 30% year over year for multiple accounts and received 4 key accounts increasing revenues by 10% due to providing best execution in trading for clients and solid account relationships.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
9
months at this job
BA
Information Technology / Information Security
Trader Joe's
Desktop Support Technician, Consultant
- Modified accounts in Active Directory as needed for 1 to 3 new hires and departures daily.
- Implemented a service agreement with Xerox saving Trader Joe's 10-20% depending on model type.
- Assisted 50+ end users in resolving Windows related hardware and software issues by fielding telephone calls and email communication, diagnosing problems and performing troubleshooting activities.
- Supported daily Backup Exec Backup and Restore systems.
- Updated hardware inventory using scanning system limiting Trader Joe's loss of assets.
Candidate Info
12
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Business Administration
Junior Trader
Helped manage risk of a global IRS and FX Forward client flow portfolio
- Acted as a market maker by quoting prices to clients in FX Forwards, Par Forwards, and Interest Rate Swaps
- Assisted structuring and sales teams in developing strategies and solutions to help aid clients personal hedging needs
- Executed trades with clients and interbank participants through the broker market
- Provided input in the development of sophisticated pricing tools and used them to model and price client trade proposals
- Built daily interest rate curves to calculate implied yields based on FX Forwards for most G10 currencies
- Presented trade ideas at weekly trader meetings that were generated based on analysis of current risk and market outlook
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
4
years at this job
BS
Aerospace Engineering
Stock Trader
Developed stock market data analysis program using engineering- centered procedures.
- Coded EXCEL, ACCESS, VBA, and AUTOIT software to automatically process large volumes of streaming stock market data.
- Executed buy/sell transactions based upon researched traditional and experimental forms of technical stock performance analysis.
- Formulated algorithms to search for real-time mathematical indicators, and flag which trades are worth executing.
- Continuously evaluated live and back-test results to improve system processes.
- Program tested to produce higher returns than top stock market benchmarks.
Candidate Info
1
year in workforce
1
year at this job
BA
Business And Economics
Junior Trader
Assisted in execution and trading responsibilities for equities, options and bonds
- Researched healthcare and technology catalysts and updated relevant calendars and spreadsheets
- Maintained broker relationships and organized management, analyst and broker meetings
- Created IPO and secondary tracking Excel spreadsheet that showed performance by either stock or underwriter
- Attended and wrote summaries for IPO and secondary offerings
- Wrote and distributed daily morning healthcare note
- Assisted senior analysts in various research and modeling projects
Candidate Info
14
years in workforce
6
years at this job
BS
Electrical Engineering
Computer Information Science
Engineering
Trader
- Interpreted market data and executed trades in US Treasuries and CBOT Treasury Futures
- Managed and was responsible for office profits, expenses, and risk
- Created Excel spreadsheets with Visual Basic routines to simplify and improve the rate of data input and automate daily analysis and reporting tasks.
- Configured and monitored CQG quote systems for technical analysis of US Treasury complex
- Hired, trained and managed additional trader
- Managed Ohio office space: lease, furnishing, wiring and computer systems.
- Licensed as Series 24 General Securities Principal, Series 7 General Securities Representative, and Series 72 Government Securities Representitive
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BS
Biomedical Engineering
MS
Business Administration
Fixed Income Derivative Trader
- Earned $162k in Net Profit in Y2014, $297k in first 9 months of Y2015.
- In 2 years of trading, only 3 months with a net loss (drawdowns of $4k, $4.5k and $8k).
- Top months generated $70k, $59k and $54k in net profits.
- Actively traded intercommodity US Treasury Spreads and Eurodollar futures using Trading Technologies X-Trader Platform.
- Independently identified positive expectancy trades by exploiting interest rate curve dislocations relative to central bank actions and economic data.
- Designed automated, VBA macro-driven, MS Excel spreadsheets that use live price data to monitor positions, manage risk, and track P&L from settles and last trade.
- Collaborated with traders in fixed income division to to develop, troubleshoot, and enhance strategies according to evolving
- Analyzed institutional research on a daily basis to generate trade ideas and convictions.
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
11
years at this job
BS
Marketing
Equity Trader
Successfully traded equities and devised trading strategies
- Worked closely with experienced traders and provided the team with strategies and market analysis
- Trained new traders in the use of automated tools and how to apply successful trading strategies
- Researched and tracked equities with greatest growth potential and performance
- Identified market leaders by utilizing and analyzing data from technical tools and software
- Assessed and evaluated risk management issues for the Firm.
Candidate Info
8
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BA
Economics
Trader
Proprietary trader managing an array of commodity futures products including, but not limited to Energy, Precious Metals, Equity Indices, Currencies, and Treasury Instruments. Maintained personal account and executed according to individual market metrics, fundamental reports and in-depth technical analysis.
- Actively communicated market knowledge while executing and monitoring open positions and account performance.
- Provided daily market recaps and profit and loss information to senior traders at the close of each trading day.
- Implemented strategies with defined risk-reward scenarios in order to maximize leverage and profit potential.
Candidate Info
6
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BA
History And Economics
Independent Trader
- Researched and executed derivatives trading strategies for Fixed Income, FX, & Soybeans
- Designed excel database that utilized SQL macros to mine financial market data
- Engaged financial risk management to proactively monitor and protect portfolio value
- Successfully ascertained an information ratio over +5 in 2013 and 2014
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AS
Engineering
BS
Engineering And Restoration
International Relations
Trader
Traded, reconciled and settled the firm's hedge funds, mutual funds and DVP accounts, domestically and internationally
- Actively traded for the firm's hedge funds and mutual funds, including equities, options and bonds in domestic and international markets
- Reconciled portfolio holdings on a daily basis
- Maintained the holdings and weightings of the funds to stay within the investment strategies restricted parameters
- Calculated the monthly performance of the company's SMA accounts
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BS
Business Administration / Finance
Real Time Energy Trader - Power L&o
- Managed, traded, and dispatched western asset portfolio of up to 5,200 megawatts associated with up to 20 generating units in the WECC including the CAISO, NW, and SW markets
- Analyzed transmission constraints, system demand, supply outages, and weather factors to optimize economic unit loading and ensure downstream contracts
- Executed bilateral trading opportunities to increase revenue and/or create savings
- Assessed hourly market conditions looking for hedge and arbitrage opportunities
Candidate Info
32
years in workforce
26
years at this job
BS
Business Administration
Independent Trader
Natural gas floor trader/market maker since contract's inception in 1990. Part of a group responsible for growing marketplace into the successful, liquid, transparent venue it has become. Expertise in all historical, technical and fundamental aspects of natural gas market.
- Experienced crude oil trader
- Fluent in side-by-side and electronic trading off the floor
- Strong ability to manage risk leading to consistent profitability
- Trained and supervised assistant personnel in tracking positions, checking orders and settling accounts
- Only female trader in the Natural Gas pit for over 15 years
- Frequent commentator on energy market developments on media outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg, CME, and Fox Business News
Candidate Info
2
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Finance
Equity Sales Trader
- Executed trades for over 30+ Institutional accounts across the United States
- Created Market and flow reports for clients
- Provided information and insight into global market trends, created research reports, managed end of day GTC recaps, allocation of trades and advertisements on securities crossed
- Worked with clients to resolve trade breaks and created portfolio reviews
Candidate Info
2
years in workforce
4
months at this job
BS
International Relations
Trader Assistant/ Executive Assistant to Trading Floor Manager
- Sourced and researched information that affected trading strategies.
- Analyzed potential trading opportunities and assessed potential risks.
- Performed statistical analysis on financial time series as requested.
- Reconciled trade differences.
- Maintained office files and documents.
- Provided phone coverage, sent emails, made copies, faxed letters, completed general
Candidate Info
25
years in workforce
13
years at this job
BA
Art History
Proprietary Trader/partner
Trader of international equities concentrating in developed nations and developing markets
- Maintained positive P&L for twelve consecutive years
- Became partner on January 1, 2002
- Trained many young professionals to become outstanding traders within the company
- Continue to help develop in house trading systems and back office platforms
- Employ multiple trading strategies such as international arbitrage, risk arbitrage, pair trading, corporate actions and a variety of technicals
- Assist certain risk level management for the international trading group as needed
Candidate Info
23
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Business Administration
International Trader
International Execution Trader for a multibillion long/short hedge fund covering all sectors and multiple portfolio managers
- Product expertise includes US & International Equities, Options (OTC, Listed, Index, FX), Commodities, Futures (Listed, OTC), Currencies, Algos/DMA, Custom Baskets, Swaps and CDS
- Responsible for hedging the Firm's portfolio with S&P futures if global markets reached new highs or lows
- Discussed trading strategies with portfolio managers highlighting current market sentiment, price points of resistance and support, liquidity characteristics of positions and optimal timing
- Managed the financing aspect by optimizing borrow costs through negotiated rates, locating hard to borrow securities and maintaining strong relationships amongst our Prime Brokers and coverage across the street
- Formulated and distributed hourly firm-wide updates highlighting current market conditions and global macro news
- Responsible for new deal monitoring for both IPO's and Secondary Offerings
- Created and maintained a live excel spreadsheet, providing real time positions and P&L for all portfolio managers
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BBA
Finance
MBA
Master of Business Administration
West Day Ahead and Virtual Trader
- Responsible for developing and maintaining a profitable California ISO Convergence Bidding power portfolio.
- Manage next day physical and financial power positions to maximize profitability by actively trading next-day power swaps in the California ISO, Desert Southwest and Pacific Northwest.
- Made 3 million dollars in P&L by actively trading California ISO congestion and formulating a daily strategy based on ISO constraints and nomogram related congestion.
- Developed in depth knowledge of the California ISO grid in the Integrated Forward Market, Hourly Schedule Process and Real Time Market.
- Worked with West Real Time desk to manage market compliance and understand new CALISO market enhancements and tariff changes.
- Trained and mentored Real Time Power traders on market fundamentals and trading strategy.
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Finance
MBA
Master of Business Administration
Senior Sales Trader - Electronic/program Trading
- Helped to refine electronic trading offering
- Created international equity pre-trade analysis
- Developed new market commentary reports to help clients assess equity markets
Candidate Info
15
years in workforce
10
years at this job
Trader
Planned, coordinated and performed diverse trading functions in various sectors.
- Used firm's research and sophisticated trading methods to identify and capitalize on market opportunities.
- Key member of an elite trading team that generated over 50k per month in profits.
- Adept at assessing organizational goals and implementing strategies to ensure both day-to-day and long term objectives are met.
- Provides expert analysis of market conditions by gathering key data, analyzing trends, creating reports, and offering comprehensive evaluations to meet objectives.
- Uses Insta Quote and Sterling Trader Pro Trading Platform along with various charting techniques to make trading decisions and executions.
- Comprehensive understanding of industry regulations and derivatives.
Candidate Info
22
years in workforce
12
years at this job
BS
Finance And Marketing
Senior Equity Trader
Traded financials, industrials, and technology sectors of the market over a ten-year period.
- Excelled in providing low cost and low impact execution to get portfolio manager's orders done.
- Played a pivotal role in the firm's directive to utilize algorithms and dark pools for execution.
- Proven leadership and team-building skills, coupled with the ability to mentor young traders and assistants.
- Retain the ability to generate alpha by utilizing new strategies intended to drive down market and trading costs.
- Possess the ability to recognize major secular moves.
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BS
Economics / Finance
Risk Manager, Trader
- Conducted constant thorough intermarket research for creating and developing trading strategies as part of teams in futures markets to drive high 6 figure yearly profits
- Examined daily and monthly statements to reconcile trade executions, trading costs, profit/loss ratios, and risk/reward metrics to improve overall ROI
- Led weekly meetings with team to create more efficient strategy implementation, team cohesion, and set short/intermediate/long term goals and projections
- Overnight risk manager helping traders discover market opportunities, discuss adjustments to trading styles, monitor and mentor traders to improve results, modify risk parameters and loss limits accordingly
- Analyzed firmwide balance sheet nightly to ensure clearing firm debits/credits were exact
- Experience trading an array of products including S&P, Treasuries, Eurodollars, Crude Oil, and VIX
Candidate Info
12
years in workforce
7
years at this job
BS
Finance & Minor Information Systems
Trader
Manage all equity, option and futures orders for several portfolio managers across Financials, Consumers and TMT sectors.
- Monitor portfolios in excess of $500m for intraday volatility, news, block trades, trading flows, option activity and alert
- Maintain senior level relationships with sector traders, sales traders and research sales of international and domestic sell side
- Facilitate intraday dialogue with portfolio managers and analysts regarding position sizing, price targets, relevant news and ideas.
- Obtain and disseminate daily information to portfolio managers; including upgrades/downgrades, earnings, press releases and broker research.
- Properly allocate commissions on a portfolio-to-portfolio basis to leverage sell side research, corporate access and conference
- Maintain weekly catalyst calendar including economic data, important macro events, earnings, conference schedules, syndicate
- Responsible for technical analysis overlay on positions, which assisted on sizing positions and choosing entry and exit points.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
8
years at this job
BS
Business Administration
Senior Broker Dealer Trader - Equities, Options, Mutual Funds, Fixed Income Trade Desk
- Placed orders through Prime Broker and Contra Firms (Pershing, Bear, Knight and Maxim.)
- Entered Client and Registered Representative Trade Orders, including individual orders and block trades.
- Instructed Registered Representatives on navigating the NetX360 system in order to place securities trades in their client's accounts.
- Directed complex account applications; qualified domestic relations order, and trustee changes.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
6
years at this job
BA
Political Science
Trader
- Responsible for all trade execution of $150 million plus event driven/special situation portfolio. Analyze and filter news flow for portfolio impact.
- Execute all domestic and international investment ideas for the portfolio, including long/short equity, merger arbitrage and option strategies. Responsible for risk management evaluation, assess strategies to mitigate negative portfolio impact.
- Assess market conditions and analyze macroeconomic trends.
- Maintain excel spreadsheets to track and contain trading costs, conduct monthly evaluation analysis.
- Monitor all portfolio analysis reports (cash movements, income/expense, P&L, etc.), input all trades and reconcile all trade breaks. Maintain positions in swap accounts for dividend enhancement.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with outside brokers, sell-side trading desks and other hedge fund professionals.
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