Middle Market Metrics Essex Fells, NJSenior Analyst- Middle Market Investment Banking Marketed and closed middle market transactions in the industrial contracting/engineering, technology, consumer goods, industrial goods, online media, financial services, insurance services, and the hospitality industries. Managed client engagements on the front end including: accounting and business due diligence, financial analysis, financial modeling input data and forecasting, valuations, investor negotiations, and financial transaction closings. Recommended to the President alternatives with respect to strategic sales, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raise. Maintained ongoing communication with companies in order to conduct a continuous assessment of a client’s financial health in preparation for valuation and potential sale.

Institutional Asian Equity Sales/TradingResponsible for covering approximately 100 US clients that focus in Asia.Communicate with our local dealers in Asia how to best execute trades for our clients.Provide trading recommendations based on in house analysis and research.Disseminate news, and relevant in house research to clients.Maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers/ Traders

Statistical & Index Arbitrage TraderExecute Statistical Arbitrage trades through a proprietary, high frequency UNIX trading system.Position initiations performed by algorithmic trading models provided by the quantitative strategy group.Ascertain and convey relevant news information and trade accordingly to maximize profits for approximately 3000 stocks.Analyze merger/acquisition deals and other corporate actions to maximize the portfolio's return.Execute Index Arbitrage trades including daily program trading - futures vs. stock/ETF's, EFP's, spreads for expiration, & index option rolls for the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 & Russell 2000 Indices.Hedge portfolio through various funding strategies using Fed Funds, Term Funding through Internal Treasury Desk, and SWAPs (until a recent compliance change).Trade index changes including quarterly rebalances, additions & deletions from indices, and other corporate actions to maximize overall trading P&L.Work with brokers to initiate new business, increase speed of executions, and reduce costs.Resolve trading issues with P&L, accounting, settlement, legal, and compliance departments.Ensure that portfolio is properly hedged at the end of each business day.

Responsible for international and domestic equity trading for over $6 Billion in assets (currently focusing on Asian, Emerging, Latin American, Canadian, and domestic markets; backup for developed European markets).Traded with discretion for seven portfolio managers (International Small Cap, Emerging Markets, Asia Pacific, International Equity, Global Financial, World Utility & European Growth).Trading methodology primarily based on risk reward assessments derived from technical and fundamental analysis.Organized morning call for portfolio managers and analysts encompassing economic data, daily news flow, market sentiment, and trading volatility.Assessed daily FX market exposure and conveyed macro trading strategy to the foreign exchange desk.

Index Mutual FundsDetermined the purchasing power for the S&P 500 Index, Small Cap index, International Index, Equity Index Trusts 1- 8, & the Aggregate Bond Index.Created monthly mutual fund advisory (MFA) reports, which outlined the total market values for all active B/D trading accounts invested within the index funds.Provided operational support to both Merrill Lynch financial consultants and ML shareholders as related to MLIM open-end, closed-end, and third party mutual funds.Provided portfolio management with cash flow projections, large trades, and any operational rebalancing.COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Microsoft Office Suite, Bloomberg, Reuters, Instinet, various other internal applications