Foreign Exchange Trading Desk Shift Manager
Gain Capital (Formerly Gft Markets)
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
• Managed all facets of trading for $100 Billion/month currency trading firm • Supervised activities of four-seven trading desk team members to assure department & corporate goals are exceeded• Monitored proprietary trading system for accurate pricing and execution• Oversaw and executed foreign exchange transactions exceeding $20 Million in value• Oversaw the implementated of hedging rules associated with corporate risk • Responsible for monitoring business-critical… Show more • Managed all facets of trading for $100 Billion/month currency trading firm • Supervised activities of four-seven trading desk team members to assure department & corporate goals are exceeded• Monitored proprietary trading system for accurate pricing and execution• Oversaw and executed foreign exchange transactions exceeding $20 Million in value• Oversaw the implementated of hedging rules associated with corporate risk • Responsible for monitoring business-critical system for performance and execution• Established and maintained relationships with personnel from banks, ECNs, and other software vendors to assure adequate liquidity for managing corporate risk• Daily communication with institutional referring partners and direct clients to ensure satisfaction with the trading experience• Interacted with internal Institutional Business Support team to develop and maintain existing client base• Provided first-level technical support for clients with questions regarding their GFT or ECN trading applications• Assisted with API on-boarding efforts which match select clients and liquidity providers where GFF profits from marked-up client-initiated trading volume• Daily interaction with various ITS teams to maintain positive and profitable experience for clients and GFF trading desks• Daily collaboration with the Risk Management team to increase corporate profits• Worked directly with Project Managers as a business lead on trading -related projects to improve the customer & trading experience Show less