Frederick M. Hughes Email & Phone Number

Active in real estate, equities, options and futures.

Concord, California, US

• I leverage technology solutions and strategies that focus on client-directed activity and strategist re-allocations. In addition to managing complex trade scenarios and portfolio rebalances, I am known for creating.
• Lead trader for the Exchange Traded Fund managed model program.
• Work directly with partner brokers and custodians handling multi-billion dollar transactions.
• Active participant in multi-department projects including client billing and compliance reporting.
• Validate strategist generated trades to create optimal client outcomes.
• Conduct portfolio drift review and manage relationship with strategists.

• Develop and leverage proprietary technology and strategies to generate trading signals with focus on equity, option, and futures markets. Collaborate with residential homebuilders to fund new projects. Negotiate.
• Managed investment risks and built complex models to evaluate opportunities and potential risks.
• Engaged with existing and potential clients to assess positions, risk tolerance levels, and offered solutions based on short- and long-term goals.
• Managed company financials and tax reporting, as well as operating needs.

Commenced work on developing system that led to launch of self-owned firm in 2006. Identified, hired, and trained team of 10 managing institutional equity transactions for mutual funds, pensions, and hedge funds. Worked with investment analysts on research and order transactions. Acquired new clients, managed existing accounts, and surpassed revenue goals..

• Promoted to assume increasing levels of accountability at this San Francisco-based boutique investment bank focused primarily on technology companies. Coached and led 50 NASDAQ market makers and assistants.
• Drove increase in firm’s trading volume to 6th place ranking and oversaw principal and agency market making in 500+ NASDAQ securities.
• Collaborated with institutional sales, sales traders, and research analysts to deliver value to clients.
• Monitored risk management and capital commitments of up to $100M.