Marshall Thomas, Cmt Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Aurbitrage is a cutting-edge precious metals trading platform designed for dealers, market makers, mints and refineries. Offering a comprehensive suite of tools including a proprietary pricing dashboard, robust deal posting board, and secure encrypted messaging service, Aurbitrage is revolutionizing the way precious metals are being traded. Designed by an industry veteran, Aurbitrage simplifies the price discovery process by aggregating and displaying real-time pricing from the top bullion distributors and pre-33 gold and silver market makers, providing unparalleled market insights and fostering seamless communication within the wholesale precious metals community.

Los Angeles, Ca, United States

· Secured and managed BME’s first Mint distributorships with the Perth and Royal Mint, two of the top four Mints globally by output, and successfully helped guide BME to become a top customer of each.· Established and maintained BME’s first international refinery distributorships, including the largest gold refinery globally, Valcambi, as well as with Istanbul Gold Refinery (IGR).· Leveraged a strategic partnership with IGR to secure distribution of gold and silver in the US amidst historically supply-constrained markets, significantly increasing business capacity and profitability.· Expanded profit margins significantly through newly acquired Mint and Refinery relationships, establishing BME as a key player in the wholesale coin and bar market.· Developed and implemented an innovative hedging strategy, resulting in a significant increase in annual profits.· Utilized professional relationships to grow BME’s business model from a telemarketing-focused operation to a two-way wholesaler servicing the entire US wholesale coin market.· Created and managed a daily price sheet, generating a significant new revenue stream and over 50 new wholesale relationships.· Contributed to help scale the company as it experienced over 500% revenue growth over a four-year period through strategic business development and operational efficiency.· Spearheaded the development and user experience of a proprietary customer trade portal.

El Segundo

• Negotiate and execute trades and swaps daily with global counterparts consisting of industrial, wholesale, retail, refining, and institutional clients for a $6B company.• Maintain active relationships with customers to detect industry undercurrents and pitch suitable products.• Engage with clients regarding business strategies to see how we could expand business with current or new product lines• Manage the exposure of a unique retail program using derivatives across multiple time frames.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Directly responsible to CEO for daily performance of wholesale buy/sell-side activity of retail precious metals firm with $100M+ in annual revenue.• Lead cross-functional teams towards sales objectives, managing process flow and presenting to executives.• Created and introduced new pricing methodology enhancing the two way market and increasing profits.• Secured weekly production allocations from international Mints amidst competitive pleas to ensure internal demand was met in both current and forecasted market conditions.• Negotiated industry low premiums by maintaining and fostering buy-side relationships with wholesale bullion and numismatic dealers across the country.• Managed firm’s cash position to create wholesale delivery schedules, meet customer delivery expectations and maximize cash retention.• Responsible for the performance and accuracy of the trading department and its employees.• Participated in weekly Executive Staff Meeting briefing department heads on relevant trading developments.• Designed product packaging, 3-D printed a prototype and successfully pitched to an international Mint.

Santa Monica, Ca

• Purchased all products sold by sales team and worked with multiple suppliers quickly and discreetly to avoid running up the market upon liquidation in the wholesale arena.• Conducted market research and prepared premium reports daily for executives projecting the MTM effects of metal and premium movement based on position size.• Gathered, deciphered and distributed newly released market moving information immediately to executives, interpreting the relationships between the metal market and the equity, bond, currency and other commodity markets.• Analyzed client portfolios to assist clients with exit strategies. • Researched fair market pricing in illiquid markets to expand business opportunities and increase profits.