Centaur Markets is an over-the-counter (OTC) trading firm specializing in making markets in options and structured products across multiple asset classes.

Asset Management in Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market.

• Acted as the leader of market making, book running and managing risk.• Launched StoneX's Exotic Structured Product OTC Trade Desk, specializing in exotic options and structured products for the agricultural grains and soft commodities. • Designed a new web-based platform for real-time interactive custom quotes for structured products.• Led a team of 10-15 traders with offices around the world and established a 24 hour-desk for round-the-clock coverage. • Partnered with brokers to establish new business lines and OTC trading opportunities. • Educated brokers and their clients on basic and advanced hedging strategies, traveling and presenting to offices worldwide.• Trained traders and brokers extensively, focusing on opportunities OTC commodity trading brings to producers and end-users.

• Hired and coached desk traders and assisted in establishing brokerage teams around the world.• Awarded Silver Hat in 2013 as one of the firm's top employees.• Designed a front-end software valuation system used to price highly exotic options strategies and evaluate risk.• Developed new trading strategies designed to successfully maximize client profit margins.• Acquired a deep expertise trading commodities markets, including coffee, soybeans, cotton, sugar, cocoa, corn, wheat, dairy, meal, oil, natural gas, fx, livestock, palm oil, and metals.

• Traded equity options for a smaller group on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE).• Integrated a unique trading style to new and more volatile market conditions.• Utilized new software designed to capitalize on volatility fluctuations.

• Traded options on over 70 NYSE and NASDAQ equities on the floor of the CBOE, providing liquidity and competing for business amongst other market makers.• Learned and employed trading tools including mathematical models, conducted volatility analysis and performed extensive company research to identify and capitalize on emerging market trends.• Managed risk of entire portfolio including delta, gamma, vega, theta and rho.• Partnered with the Remote Market Making Team to develop off-floor trading strategies to transition to a non-floor system.• Selected to mentor incoming trader trainees by teaching option theory and organizing mock trading exercises.• Acted as a Group One recruiter, reviewing resumes, recruiting, and conducting candidate interviews.• Utilized extensive knowledge of Redi Plus, Instinet, Bloomberg, Actant to execute and manage trades.