The main remit of my role focuses on market risk and revenue generation; covering client analysis, STP performance analysis, devising and back testing strategies to outperform client portfolios, running market risk/prop positions, multi asset PRR analysis, risk free revenue management (swaps, financing, commissions and mark up), combined with a strong appreciation for market conditions. I play a significant role in structuring IB, Broker and NTP agreements and designing bespoke trading solutions for HNW clients. On the technical side, my strong excel skills extend to a basic VBA understanding, which I have utilised to build various pricing and risk models. ADS has also given me exposure to the institutional side of the FX business to further compliment my extensive knowledge of the retail sector.· Accountable for Group Market Risk Strategy and its day to day implementation· Responsible for Risk Managers, Sales Traders and Primes Services and a department budget of $5m· Designed and built CFD product from scratch; built the pricing, built the infrastructure for deployment onto MT4, sourced hedging counter-parties, designed hedging strategy, website design and content, monthly marketing promotional activities· Created real time risk dashboards for FX and CFD's in Bloomberg, later working with the developers to build in a GUI· Built client, instrument and asset reporting framework. Instigated daily updates and detailed monthly analysis· Major contributor to designing bespoke customer relationship for Brokers and HNW clients· Exposure to managing multiple trading venues; high frequency venue (NY4), MT4, Institutional Flextrade platform and in house Lusis platform servicing all assets (FX, CFD's, Options, Futures) and client types (retail, Brokers, Institutions)· Main instigator of Trading Tools Technology; trade monitor, real time risk dashboards, algo driven pricing, programmable automated hedging

My current role has been keenly focused on taking WorldSpreads Risk department from a highly manual setting into a heavily automated and real-time environment.• Increased trade automation from 65-97% within 3 months• Project managed the design, building and testing of CFD trading platform and website within 6 months• Delivery of a full reporting suite including client, instrument, asset and risk models• Responsibility for risk management strategy and revenue generation

I was responsible for managing a global team of seventy staff; this was comprised of Sales Traders, Risk Managers, Execution Dealers and Business Analyst. I held a position on the Group Executive Board and was also a member of the Group Financial Risk Committee, Group ICAAP Committee and Group Distribution Committee. My main responsibilities included the servicing of client trades and revenue generation from this turnover, which was across multiple asset classes (Equities, Indices, FX and Commodities) and multiple products (CFD’s, Spread bets, Physical Shares and Options). I was also responsible for devising and implementing Group wide strategic initiatives as part of my role on the Executive Board.• Accountable for a risk book comprising 40k active clients per month, client equity balances exceeding $500b, daily trade numbers in excess of 100k and turnover exceeding $5b a day• Delivered revenue generation performance statistics for 09/10 of 85% spread capture for ICT/FX ‘flow’ books, $250 per million for share turnover for ‘flow’ book (excluding commissions and financing)• Devised and implemented 09/10 trading strategy which averaged more than $1m a day revenue, with less than 1 losing day a month and a revenue co efficient average below 1• Skilled at preparing business pitches and managing relationships with high net worth individuals and senior stakeholders with strategic alliance ‘partners’• Responsible for managing department yearly budget in excess of £5m• Project managed numerous tasks including ‘Client Profiling’and ‘Group Trading Strategy’• Experienced in Market Risk Assessment, Credit and Liquidity Risk and Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, plus bad debt management controls• Reduced department headcount by 25% in 2009 after successfully centralizing global risk management, a saving in excess of $1m a year• Devised and implemented ‘Advantage Pro’ Sales Trading strategy focusing on retention of ‘high value clients’

Responsible for the day to day risk management of the global risk book (average book net value between $750m-$1b)Rolled out ‘1% Risk Model’ across global equity desks with positive impact on revenue and risk managementExecuted Group Risk Hedging Strategy ensuring KPI’s were delivered, Assumed responsibility for Sales Trading which was combined with Dealing Desk to create Trading Department, improving customer service and increasing efficienciesManaged group risk profile under periods of extreme constraints such as capital adequacy and Broker marginsLed Broker review/ negotiations resulting in $500k saving a year

Direct report to Director of Trading and responsible for day to day management of Trading DeskKey influence in revenue strategy of 06/07 (£76m), 07/08 (£111m)Combined the Spreadbetting and CFD execution into 1 desk increasing efficiencies, cutting costsLaunched over 700 new share instruments over numerous new country regionsManaged individual equity positions up to $3m and Indices exposure up to $50m on a daily basisDevised and instigated Front Office Controls Department for overseeing dealer/client trading activities

Prime focus was on revenue generation and in year 1 delivered $150k of revenue, year 2 delivered $1.5m revenue and year 3 generated $3.5m of revenue (these figures are out performance of hedge portfolio against client portfolio, direct risk management of a trading book)Devised and created 1% Portfolio Risk Model for European EquitiesIn 3 years European equities went from smallest equity book to largest in terms of revenue generationWith 1 other experienced member of the team we trained 4 new starters into highest revenue generation desk in the Trading departments within 3 years

Responsible for setting up new Spreadbetting Execution Desk from start upManaged a team of 10 staff which involved training and coaching junior members of a team with limited experienceProduced a monthly written report for Director of TradingWrote the Dealing manual of procedures and policies for the Spreadbet DeskAccountable for desk revenue, which involved a detailed understanding of client