Michael Strupp Email & Phone Number

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Maintaining, enhancing and extending complex administrative software systems used by hundreds of clients on a full-stack basis, with a primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Also working on integrating Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies on an as-needed basis, including AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway and Lex. Extensive experience writing and improving code in C#, SQL, Typescript, JavaScript, and more. Extensive work in Angular, Redux/RXJS, CSS, and HTML. Software toolbox includes Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Azure DevOps, and Git. Also assist with interviewing developer candidates, and training.

Specializing in developing and trading quantitative strategies across financial and commodity sectors. Activities include researching, developing and executing proprietary quantitative trading strategies on an intra-day and overnight basis. Applying innovative strategy-development tools for generating trade ideas, including stochastic and genetic algorithm programming techniques. Extensive studies in quantitative analysis, discretionary trading, risk management, market structure and trading psychology.

Global macro hedge fund focusing on fixed income and foreign currency markets. Helped to raise assets under management from $18 million to over $500 million in approximately three years. Developed marketing and due diligence materials for soliciting investors, both in print and on-line. Created proprietary software for risk management, trade booking and research aggregation purposes. Supervised trade flow across futures, foreign exchange, equities and over-the-counter derivatives transactions. Assisted in negotiating relationships with brokers and other counter-parties, including over-the-counter trading relationships and ISDA agreements. Served as a primary liaison with fund investors, lawyers, accountants and regulators on an ongoing basis. Trained new employees in accounting and trade execution duties.

Startup fund-of-funds focusing on CTAs and hedge funds. Handled wide range of responsibilities in conjunction with launch of multi-million dollar investment fund. Performed due diligence on dozens of hedge fund and managed futures traders. Developed comprehensive understanding of a wide variety of alternative trading strategies. Gained expertise in a variety of portfolio allocation and risk management strategies. Undertook daily market, position and performance analysis to report progress with investors. Programmed software to analyze trader positions for risk management purposes. Created marketing materials, including web-based materials, for soliciting clients.

Provided real-time tracking of commercial hedging and speculative trading activity in leading grain markets. Relied upon extensive proprietary network of traders on grain trading floor to gather market data. Communicated market analysis and data with brokers and clients in firm’s branch offices. Developed training manual for new personnel on the trading floor.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responded to thousands of investor complaints and inquiries, with a specialization in "boiler rooms" - coordinated investor responses with Enforcement Division - helped to bring the SEC onto the Internet - Helped develop numerous investor education materials.

M.Sc., Computer Science

Mba, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Accounting

M.Sc., Financial Markets And Trading

B.A., English