Daniel Montone Email & Phone Number

150 East 52Nd Street, New York City

• Head municipal bond trader at an independent broker dealer within an open platform program. • Utilize many industry contacts to elevate executions in a best trade client environment to maximize commission and fee dollars. • Double as corporate bond trader and marketer, transacting in corporate bonds, agencies, Treasuries and emerging markets debt.• Trade EM sovereign and corporate paper on behalf of Dominick & Dominick offshore clients in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela. REGISTRATIONSSeries 7& 63• Established many new trading, research and sourcing external relationships and contacts across the full range of fixed income securities.

383 Madison Ave. New York City

Provided daily execution of municipal securities and in-house investment advice to the firm’s top financial advisors. Reported to the Managing Director of Fixed Income/ Private Client Services.• Built desk volume from zero to over $700 million in 10 months when firm opened an “As Agent Fee Based Trading Desk.”• Increased the number of Financial Managers using the “As Agent” desk by 15%.• Worked closely with the Trading, Middle Office Operations, IT, Compliance departments.• By ensuring fair execution of trades, avoided customer exodus, retained key brokers, and satisfied compliance standards by establishing reasonable commission rates. • Regularly interfaced with and executed trades for senior executives including BS Chairman Alan Greenberg, and many of the top financial advisers at Bear Stearns.• Reduced long term exposure by 20% on client’s $50 million bond portfolio while also increasing the fair market value of the bonds by $5 million and increasing coupon interest.• Generated revenue for clients by selling securities at full premium and purchasing reasonably priced bonds that would appreciate in value as they approached their call date.• Reviewed and approved 100% of daily trade activity on electronic platforms to assure firm and client received best execution. REGISTRATIONSSeries 7& 63