PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ANDRIE CAPITAL TRADING LLC, Chicago, IL June 2013–November 2013
Trader in OTC Futures and Derivatives
• Broadened the company’s focus, allowing the influx of new business and revenue in the energies futures OTC sector;
• Prepared reports, analyses and recommendations for risk analysis, financial planning and government regulations;
• Implemented trading strategies for futures and swaps in the energy markets via financial analysis and OTC trading;
• Worked with software developers on customizing the firm's in-house trading platform, laid the groundwork for a specialized energy execution/pricing platform and developed a customary pricing model feeding into MS Excel.
INDEPENDENT TRADER, Chicago, IL September 2011–May 2013
Self Employed Stock/Options Trader
• Trading equities and energies through futures and options, producing $7K to $10K a month of profits with personal capital;
• Combining technical analysis with market fundamentals to formulate both short and long term trade strategies;
• Analyzing all market classes and assets, allocating capital for optimal performance within each market sector;
• Executing trades electronically with strict risk management protocols and predetermined entries and exits, limiting the portfolio’s draw downs and risk exposure versus traditional market volatility.
BRITISH PETROLEUM PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, Chicago, IL November 2010–May 2011
Trader in Distillate and Crude Derivatives
• Traded in a three-man group achieving a portfolio of $43MM, personally accounting for 20-25 percent of the profits;
• Formulated strategies and recommendations from physical fundamentals, geopolitical risks and technical analysis;
• Executed trades electronically on TT and over-the-counter trades through the squawk box or IM, reconciling all trades in the distillate group through the trade event management process.
INFINIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, New York, NY & Chicago, IL May 2007–October 2010
Trader in Crude Product Derivatives
• Introduced and implemented high volume crack swap trading to our group, creating a new profit source and adding an additional $400K of profit to a $1.2MM book in 2010, personally accounting for 60-70 percent of the profits;
• Managed project teams to improve communication between internal and external parties, coordinating with all levels of management to price, analyze and prepare recommendations for trending future requirements and market forecasts;
• Performed market analysis to build out new products and develop a trading strategy for crude product derivatives;
• Assisted in developing pricing models, enabling cross-functional product dashboards with ICM’s proprietary software;
• Trained clerks and junior traders to take over and supplement the responsibilities of a senior trader and financial analyst.
Trader in Crude Futures and Swaps
• Managed the desk’s four-year curve position, arbitraged the risk between asset classes and achieved a portfolio with a profit of $8MM in 2009, personally accounting for 20-25 percent of the profits;
• Executed market making for OTC futures, calendar swaps and derivatives via instant message or by phone;
• Analyzed and hedged the group’s position, rolling risk to less volatile pieces of the curve;
• Hedged all OTC trades made by senior partner alleviating risk and capturing edge on a $13MM book in 2008, personally accounting for 10-20 percent of the profits;
• Reconciled floor trades with brokers, traders and cle...
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