Barry Levin Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Raised over $10MM of new client money into a group of small-cap equity funds.
• Successfully positioned funds on RIA, Turnkey Asset Management Programs, Retirement platforms, and high net worth investors.
• Created marketing materials, promoting the specific fund characteristics and fund management styles appropriate to prospective client portfolios.
• Led meetings with prospective investors and firm managers

Greater Chicago Area

• Executed client orders on a discretionary basis, generating $1-2MM in annual commissions.
• Advised clients on strategic derivatives trading vehicles appropriate to their goals.
• Maintained expert database of industry and investor contacts, including prime brokers, research firms and capital introduction relationships in order to facilitate client trading.

Greater Chicago Area

• Executed multimillion dollar derivatives (options) strategies on a daily basis. Provided business insights to key internal stakeholders and trained junior staff. Concurrently responsible for day-to-day management and.
• Responsible for establishing $4 million derivatives (options) brokerage desk for hedge fund and institutional client base.
• Secured relationships with hedge funds, foundations, high net worth individuals, emerging manager programs, and highly coveted state retirement plans.
• Obtained best execution prices for clients, with the majority (90%) opting to mark orders “not held,” giving the discretion to work the order according to anticipated market events. Clients frequently received better.
• Consulted with clients on strategies for deploying risk capital in order to maximize results and minimize exposure to market fluctuations and risk.

Greater Chicago Area

Transitioned from open outcry floor trading to “upstairs” electronic trading.

Traded the S&P 100 (OEX) Index Options without posting an annual loss for 15 consecutive years. Successfully traversed extreme volatility and dramatic market events by developing excellent risk management skills, involving multiple sophisticated option positions every day.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science & Finance

Ba Political Science

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