Grant Simons Email & Phone Number

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Risk AnalystDates Employed Sep 2018 – PresentLocationMinneapolis, MN• Identify and analyze potential areas of financial risk relating to credit, market, operations, and regulatory functions and their impact on MGEX• Conduct daily statistical analysis to evaluate collateral performance, firm exposure profiles, market trends, and various stress testing scenarios •Serve as a primary contact for MGEX to both its custodian and settlement banks. Oversee the daily activity and… Show more Risk AnalystDates Employed Sep 2018 – PresentLocationMinneapolis, MN• Identify and analyze potential areas of financial risk relating to credit, market, operations, and regulatory functions and their impact on MGEX• Conduct daily statistical analysis to evaluate collateral performance, firm exposure profiles, market trends, and various stress testing scenarios •Serve as a primary contact for MGEX to both its custodian and settlement banks. Oversee the daily activity and reconciliation of margin and guaranty funds.• Completed various projects investigating margin levels, market relationships, and stress testing Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Market Operations Specialist• Member of the clearing house’s back office team whose responsibilities included market reporting, operations support, record maintenance, and settlement resolution • Contacted clearing members to resolve settlement and trade issues in a timely manner• Reconciled MGEX’s bank accounts on a daily basis to confirm appropriate balances• Completed daily analysis of trader position reports and weekly reports profiling largest activity•… Show more Market Operations Specialist• Member of the clearing house’s back office team whose responsibilities included market reporting, operations support, record maintenance, and settlement resolution • Contacted clearing members to resolve settlement and trade issues in a timely manner• Reconciled MGEX’s bank accounts on a daily basis to confirm appropriate balances• Completed daily analysis of trader position reports and weekly reports profiling largest activity• Monitored and reported the activity of the open outcry options trading floor along, corresponding futures contracts, and USDA cash tables•Led a project to add a second settlement bank for intra-day and end of day payments to reduce banking risk. •Worked on project to allow MGEX to reverse-repo cash on an overnight basis to facilitate interest payments to clearing members on cash held for margin. Show less

Rosemount, Minnesota

At Fluegel's I was responsible for maintaining and operating both greenhouses, customer service, bagging grains and grass seeds, taking grain and feed orders, stocking shelves,and organizing products.

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

At Pizza Hut I was responsible for delivering pizza in an efficient and timely manner. I also took orders over the phone or in person, handled cash register transactions, and provided friendly customer service.