Charles Trapp Email & Phone Number

Aiken, Sc, Us

Lake Como, Nj

Four Springs Capital, LLC (FSC) was formed to develop attractive, low risk investment options for Institutions, Foundations, Trusts, Qualified and Accredited Investors which are designed to offer above fixed income returns and predictable cash flows as well as potential appreciation. We identify long term triple net leased investment grade real estate with S&P rated corporate tenants.• Raised capital for private placements of specialized commercial property investments and venture capital for technology/medical start-ups.• Performed full business development life cycle, including new client identification and qualification, resulting in sizeable portfolio growth.• Became trusted advisor, developing and maintaining numerous strong relationships incorporating client risk appetite.• Created reporting and analytics to underscore risk management and conservative investment tenets.

Port Washington, Ny

Cultivated and strengthened institutional relationships with a focus on equity "special situations" within the OTC marketplace.• Started new trading strategies business line de novo.• Made markets (identified buyers and sellers) in a list of equity securities comprised of community banks and inactive "value" securities. • Committed capital to take proprietary positions and provide executions for institutional clients.• Cultivated relationships with senior management of the companies in firm’s portfolio holdings. • Analyzed and reported on capital allocation and trading strategy results.• Managed daily trading activity in the market as a bona fide market maker.• Identified and landed new customer relationships, focusing on top banking executives.

Jersey City, Nj

A leader and preferred destination desk for OTC equity execution services. Operated as an independent broker dealer of Royal Bank of Canada.Equity Trader - Bank Stocks, Rare and Inactive Stocks January 2006 to August 2009• Managed highly successful trading desk resources, making markets in over 800 community banks and 200 rare and inactive securities.• Optimized specialized securities inventory to maximize portfolio performance. • Liaised with back office to ensure proper securities execution and financial controls.• Researched and analyzed bank call reports to identify capital issues and valuation opportunities. • Built strong relationships with senior banking executives.• Cultivated and managed relationships with key investors, delivering investment opportunities tailored to their risk/portfolio preferences.• Actively monitored markets and world/economic events.• Developed key banking relationships, partnering to strategically and opportunistically execute share repurchase transactions.• Strategically advised accredited individuals to negotiate purchases and sales of thinly traded large blocks of stock.• Interfaced with trading desk compliance to ensure full data integrity.Equity Trader - Distressed Equities May 2001 to January 2006• Identified, researched and analyzed potential investment opportunities including telecommunication, airline, and gaming industries.• Created and executed proprietary trading strategies involving bankruptcies, out of court restructuring and other "event driven" opportunities.

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