Senior Derivatives Trader specializeing in commodities and equity index options with extensive experience in both voice and systematic electronic trading with a proven track record and deep networks in oil, natural gas, and S&P volatility trading. Leverages OTC/IDB trade with major brokers as their preferred market maker. Manages automated trading systems in concert with quantitative, statistical arbitrage, and discretionary trading strategies capturing 5-10% market share daily and directly responsible for PnL and risk.Experienced Oil Options Trader (Q2 2023 - Q1 2024)• Specializes in electronic trading and OTC market making across WTI, Brent, and APO option complexes through Dec 25.• Fits & smooths forward vol surface based on producer/consumer flow via mean vol, weighted vol, skew and wings fits. Equity Index IDB Derivatives Trader (Q2 2022 - Q1 2023)• Specializes in market making SPX, SPY, rev/cons, boxes & FLEX Fwds covering major IDB & floor brokers.• Works closely with screen fitters and electronic traders capturing trading opportunities, backtesting & analyzing trade, and improving electronic quoting systems.• Works closely with product specialists improving proprietary trading software specific to role. Proprietary Oil Derivatives Trader (Q3 2021 – Q2 2022)• [strategy] Rooted in systematic risk-based scaling of macro-Greeks and anchored by a targeted straddle length based on current realized vol metrics. Employs automated and electronic screen trading.• Specializes in micro-trading opportunities leveraged by deep networks in London Morning OTC trade.• Capitalizes on mean-reverting trade covering exposed risk and realizing PnL as liquidity resumes.US Day:• Manages Natural Gas options desk (Q4 2020)• Manages Brent oil options desk (Q4 2019 - Q3 2020)London Mornings (Q3 2018 - Q3 2020):• Manages and operates oil desk during this time.• Navigates trade and captures edge by trading the volatility arbitrage between WTI and BRN option complexes in the electronic marketplace.• Trades OTC via voice-box and ICE chat with oil brokers.WTI/Brent Oil Options Trader (Q4 2015 - Q2 2018)Options Trader - SPY, SPX and Soybeans (Q4 2009 - Q3 2015)• Managed SPY ETF options desk• Traded as a local in the SPX pit on the CBOE floor under badge name REV.• Traded as a local in the Soybean options pit on the grain floor of the CBOT under badge name RVS.• Basic Python and basic Excel Visual Basic programming skills for use in quant trading tools and strategies• Enjoys golfing, skiing, dining, and spending time with friends & family.