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New York City Metropolitan Area

I lead a 24-hour trading team, managing quantitative trading strategies across various asset classes, including foreign exchange, fixed income, equity indexes, metals, soft commodities, and energy products for a systematic macro CTA. By fostering and maintaining relationships with bank traders, asset managers, hedge funds, university endowments, and futures broker-dealers, I optimize execution and synergy across business lines, enhancing our annual performance.Leveraging proprietary trading strategies and infrastructure, I develop innovative algorithmic execution solutions to improve profitability. I also manage fund settlement cash and finalize all executable market orders, ensuring precision and efficiency.As the Head of Trading, I oversee the entire trading process, verifying the validity and accuracy of all orders and securing the best execution prices promptly. Staying informed about economic releases and market information, I provide timely advice on market-moving news, events, and economic forecasts, directly impacting our positions and P&L.My commitment to excellence in trading operations ensures that Conquest Capital Partners achieves its financial goals and maintains a competitive edge in the market.

Deer Park, New York, United States

Conduct nationally recognized college showcase basketball tournaments on the east coast. Thousands of the nation's top-ranked amateur teams compete weekly in hopes of gaining national recognition and/or acquiring collegiate scholarships. I organize, schedule, direct and facilitate these showcase tournaments while simultaneously accommodating all logistical , personal, coaching, team, and player requests and challenges throughout the event. Identify and pursue valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line results. Identify revenue opportunities by collaborating with distribution partners. Develop and implement value-added strategies to increase profitability, expand market share and cement customer relationships. Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:Grew brand awareness by developing and maintaining relationship with Gatorade, Modells, Under Armor, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Halpern Travel.Increased client base 15% to 20% yearly with improved marketing campaignsIncreased revenues by 25% annually by managing and mentoring owners, partners, and personnel.

Greater New York City Area

Provided leadership, and guidance to my 24 hour trading team managing quantitative trading strategies in foreign exchange, fixed income, equity Indexes, metals, soft commodities, and energy products for a systematic macro CTA (peak AUM: 1B). Fostered and maintained relationships with bank traders, asset managers, hedge funds, university endowments, and futures broker-dealers to optimize execution and synergy across business lines augmenting annual performance. Leveraged our proprietary trading strategies and infrastructure to create innovative algorithmic execution solutions improving profitability. Managed fund settlement cash and finalized all executable market orders.Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:Integral contributor to Conquests' significant annual performance improvement through strategic positioning and nimble trade execution.Generated 15% revenue for Conquest Capital during Brexit vote with targeted trading ideas and timely trade execution during volatile markets. Reduced number of out-trades (trade errors) from 20 a day to 2 a month by creating the middle office and back office departments, establishing protocols for reconciliation, accounting procedures, P&L reporting, and proactive client interaction.Decreased slippage on daily trade execution from 5% to 0.5% on every trade with rigid execution policy.

Greater New York City Area

Managed NY options desk portfolio and implemented medium to long term market views.Designed bespoke FX hedging strategies to yield optimum results for clients.Provided options pricing and expertise to all high net worth customers and sales staff.Successfully and consistently exceeded trading targets established by senior management.

Greater New York City Area

Co-managed short dated vanilla global options portfolio servicing institutional clients.Structured a proprietary options portfolio with a risk capital of $100 million while maintaining manageable risks and creating profitable results.Determined and provided the overnight hedging strategy for the global options book gamma exposure in over 20 currency pairs.Designed exotic pricing models for the more complicated risk structures.

B.E., Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering