Brian Bitanga Email & Phone Number

United States

Woodland Hills

Woodland Hills, California

AFEX is a trusted global payment and risk management solutions specialist with a heritage that dates back to 1979. We offer a comprehensive range of global payment and foreign exchange services, including Foreign Currency Drafts, Wire Transfers, risk management tools and designated Account Executives. We can handle every aspect of a client’s foreign.

Greater Chicago Area

• Shaped the early stages of AxiCorp USA, LLC in regards to company policies and procedures; provided insight and feedback to company's marketing campaigns.
• Major contributor to an average of 20 accounts and over $100k of equity brought in monthly.
• Introduced and facilitated the use of the AxiTrader USA MT4 platform to clients and prospects.
• Assisted clients with trading discrepancies by the Liquidity Provider.
• Qualified prospects on this highly leveraged and risky trading product.
• Exhibited the ability to cut the sales cycle.

Greater Chicago Area

• Tasked with assisting in spearheading the creation of a Futures Division for a Top 10 FOREX Company.
• Cultivated relationships with CTA's, Educators, FCM's, IB's, Hedgers, and Clearing Firm/Liquidity Providers; introduced new technology for execution and data information.
• Integral part in Alpari's structuring of its Futures Division; these included but not limited to policies and procedures.
• Interacted with various software providers such as NinjaTrader, eSignal, Sierra Charts, CTS, Multi Charts, RAN Order, TT, etc. for clients to execute trades.
• Weekly webcasts included walk through of platforms to collaborated seminars with Educators or Money Managers.
• Interviewed new applicants for Junior Specialists positions and assisted in the rearing of these new APs.

• Primary solicitation focus: Trading Firms, Educators, Hedging Institutions, CTA's, Money Managers, and Pensions.
• Prospected new business through telesales, trading conferences, web marketing and forging industry relationships; creative ability to procure competitors' clients; raised $20M in new retail equity; top 15% in equity.
• Provided clients access to Futures, Options, and Cash Spot FOREX markets; exhibited extreme attention to detail while executing complex cross-derivative transactions for institutions.
• Introduced a suite of electronic trading platforms to retail traders, proprietary firms, and commodity trading advisors; conducted platform training sessions via web conferencing and in-house seminars.
• Developed and executed trade recommendations for broker-assisted accounts; utilized fundamental reports and technical chart analysis; specialized in energies, precious metals, interest rates, and equity indices futures.
• Provided continual technical support for hundreds of active trading accounts; served as liaison between software, development team, and clients; worked closely with developers to improve the platform from client.

Greater Chicago Area

• Advised market strategies within derivatives such as Futures, Single Stock Futures, and Cash Spot FOREX.
• Provided research and analysis for clients to uncovered cross-selling opportunities with different markets and products when applicable; managed client accounts with LPOA designation; executed trades via online.
• On-boarded not only retail clients but also large hedgers such as Agricultural and Financial.
• Educated clients on market knowledge such as values, trading styles, events, exchange parameters, etc.