Eric Pfister Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Middle Office Fixed Income

Greater Chicago Area

Middle Office Fixed Income

Chicago, Illinois

• Drafter of Option Confirmations– Analyzed 10-15 Complex Option trades on a daily basis, by comparing what is booked in the trading system to the sales ticket generated by the front office and transform the information.
• Prepared P/L MTM reports for clients on daily (10), monthly (30) and quarterly basis (40).
• Resolved trade discrepancies for all trades settling through Global Netting System (CLS) with daily contact with traders and clients to eliminate 100% of any currency discrepancies before settlement.
• Created macros to fund currency accounts that saved 30 minutes each day, eliminated 100% errors and the need to manually write tickets to be processed.
• Reconciled 10-15 foreign currency accounts to ensure receipt and payment of funds. Escalated differences to the Investigation department.
• Verified 20 – 30 option trades on a daily basis via phone, swift, and fax to ensure all trades are correct and processed before premiums were to be paid.

Chicago, Illinois

• Reconciled cash, general ledger and securities accounts on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Provided daily verification of 50-75 multi-million dollar trades ensuring complete accuracy of vital information in order to eliminate any potential risk to the bank.
• Liaison between the Montreal and Chicago trading floor. Prioritized the problems, provided trader with timely and detailed information.
• Gathered daily market rates for 30 foreign exchange currencies from Reuters. Prepared spreadsheets, detailing spot and forward rates and distributed information to global network users. Ensuring 100% accuracy for P/L.
• Maintained 50-75 customer credit limits ensuring the traders do not exceed the allowed limit set by the Toronto office on a daily basis.
• Investigated problems when trade settlement failed. Communicated the information between Montreal back office and Chicago traders. Problems were corrected in a timely manner to minimize further loss to the bank.