•Traded UK, European, Emerging, Asian and US stocks•Key member of project team tasked with rebuilding London Equities Trading under Haitong Int'l•Integrated in-house developed Algorithmic Trading product into London desk infrastructure, rolled out to overseas offices•Liaised with Algo Dev & Data teams to deliver client bespoke solutions, proposed parameter/algo behaviour changes and flagged bugs to be resolved•Undertook extensive systems integration UAT, FIX certifications, wrote/executed test scripts for BAU monitoring•Introduced electronic trading of ETF's via RFQE to desk to improve efficiency and quality of execution•Successfully developed in-house procedures & processes for London Shanghai Connect with project team which saw Haitong execute maximum quota on day 1 of trading

•Led initiation of facilitation trading book for UK/Europe large and mid-caps increasing department profitability by c15%•Spearheaded initiative of sector specialists across trading/sales trading•Ran weekly meetings with sector teams and analysts for idea generation•Coordinated order flow from London and overseas offices to optimize efficiency of execution and increase crossing rates

•Joined Execution Ltd (Haitong) as fourth member of European Equity trading team•Traded UK, Euro and US Equities, as well as US ADR's and conversions•High crossing rate (c20%) as result of effective use of IOI advertising platform•Integrated use of white labelled algorithmic trading product on desk, ultimately allowing desk headcount to reduce from four to two

•Financials trader 2005-2008•Tech, Media & Telcos trader 2003-2005•Other sectors/markets traded: Euro small/mids, Transports & Auto's. German specialist prior to desk switching to sector trading•Provided real-time stock and market news updates to internal desk for client dissemination and analyst's feedback•Held weekly meetings for sector team to update on performance and review research/market themes•Managed extensive European broker relationship network to ensure liquidity sourcing•Ran ADR crossbook for trading desk ensuring best conversion rate to optimise P&L. Traded currencies as required to hedge FX exposure•Worked with IT to manage migration of trading desk to Fidessa OMS, wrote and executed test scripts to ensure smooth transition

•Responsible for trade bookings, amendments, and position monitoring for all UK and European books in London, as well as books in Hong Kong•First point of contact for front and back office to resolve client trade queries