Executed long/short intraday trades with company capital (100% backed) in U.S. listed equities with an emphasis on momentum and mean reversionCombined technical and fundamental analysis along with an expertise in tape reading and risk management to make trading decisionsDeveloped advanced understanding of best order execution methods and market structureCreated execution shortcuts to improve input efficiency, implemented custom automated strategies, and helped improve proprietary trading softwareManaged trading risk and PnL with hedging strategies and statistical measures (expected volatility, correlations, standard deviation) Traded Bonds, Commodities and Forex expressed through ETF's

Performed QA testing on product enhancements for production releases of Merrill Lynch Equity Trading Systems and worked closely with developers in repairing defectsCollaborated with real time sales trading, proprietary trading and retail trading systems to make improvements on the Royal Blue Fidessa Trading platformAssisted in new technology project planning and aided in organizing testing with various business, technology and operational unitsAuthored detailed technical test plans for future product releasesTested FIX and FAST Protocol output, along with OATS to ensure accurate trade booking and processing

Participated in all aspects of Securities Lending trading unit, including dealing with global equity and fixed income security recallsAssisted Liability Manager with daily cash investment, including income balancing, interest, and reconciliationOversaw and analyzed securities transactions ensuring trades and settlements were processed on timeUsed SunGard to oversee and analyze securities transactions, ensuring trades and settlements were processed on time, and Bloomberg for pricing dataProvided assistance in directing cash investments for client baseAdministered security recalls and buy-in’s while working first hand with Wall Street Prime Brokers handling securities in over 40 marketsProduced reports detailing the units daily profits and losses, daily client earnings, and NAV calculationsTrained cash desk assistant quickly and efficiently on daily activities

Sold analyitcal and data products to worldwide financial services firms on both the buy and sell side of the corporate bond and CDS marketGained extensive knowledge of the global corporate bond market while assisting with the launch of a credit default swap analytics and pricing productSold the product with 100+ phone calls a day to portfolio managers, bond traders, and upper level managementWorked alongside senior sales staff to increase customer sell through rate and improve customer serviceMaintained proprietary ACT! Database with over 100,000 client entries