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West Caldwell Township, New Jersey, Us

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Only in house Kottke sugar derivatives trader with managerial responsibility of book and floor operationsProprietary trader with complete control over trade execution, position management, and risk analysisMaster of volatility and risk arbitrage trading in sugar derivatives market to capitalize on market mispricingAnalyze and react to market conditions to capture real-time arbitrage opportunities to maximize gains while limiting riskProprietary market-maker for exchange floor-traded options and option packages in sugar derivatives to maintain broker relations and insure accurate pricing of option packagesExecution of option trades through open-outcry and electronic platform tradingProficient in use of Whentech, CQG, the ICE platform, and Yellow Jacket to communicate and execute trades

Developed, executed and managed trading strategies implementing arbitrage, inter-commodity, intra-commodity and outright positionsMarket-maker for exchange floor-traded options and option packagesExecution Trader for in-House Sugar bookAnalyzed financial markets using technical analysis and fundamental macroeconomic research Developed the Junior Trader Development Program based on Options Theory and Trading Strategies and developed a modified mock trading environmentTaught Options Theory classes to junior traders, ensuring that clerks were schooled in all aspects of exchange practices and also complete knowledge of option theoryExceeded corporate expectations by executing trading strategies, resulting in an increased return on InvestmentReturn on Investment: per margin • 2011 – 157%• 2010 – 418%• 2009 - 342%• 2008– 706%• 2007 – 330%

Primary Junior Trader for 14 Senior Traders in 8 commodity markets (specializing in soft commodities)Responsible for monitoring position risk for both inter-day and end of day trader portfolios through risk reports and option greeks making sure all traders were within their trading risk parametersResponsible for managing gamma scalps and option positions during absence of Senior TradersRecorded future prices, spreads and at-the-money options volatility in Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Unleaded Gasoline, Gold, Coffee, Sugar, Cotton and Orange Juice marketsUsed and help develope of SMW Options Trader pricing platformPoint clerk for traders in sugar, coffee, unleaded gas heating oil, crude oil, and cotton; specializing in future spreading and future order completion for option tradersRelaying orders from option brokers to futures brokers through use of floor hand signals and vocalization of ordersProficient in statement analysis for reconciliation of daily positionsContinuing Education Courses/Seminars SMW Trading Inc. internal options and pricing classSMW Trading Inc. Mock trading seminarsSMW Proprietary options trader preparation class and analysisNYBOT membership certificationNYBOT mock trading certificationCOMEX membership certificationCOMEX mock trading certification