I am a metals trading professional with twenty five years’ profitable performance at leading investment banks and trading houses. My broad understanding of linear and non-linear products across base and precious metals is combined with knowledge of the needs and risk profiles of corporate and institutional clients around the globe, and particular expertise in the use of options and more complex derivatives.In my current role at Standard Chartered, I have transformed the focus and performance of the metals business, generating revenue growth and expanding the client focus from Asian corporates to a more balanced model, including institutional investors. I have also enhanced desk performance and efficiency through improvements to tools and systems as well as supporting the development of juniors through training and mentoring.I have worked in the UK, Australia and the US and consistently established excellent working relationships with clients and counterparties, relying on competitive pricing and a reputation for intelligent assessment of market movements and trends to build trust and drive growth in market share. My experience as both market maker and proprietary trader informs a sensible approach to risk management, that means I have delivered profitable performance through periods of extreme volatility and relative calm, bull and bear markets, crises and periods of sustained growth. I have repeatedly built and managed teams of talented traders and pride myself on my ability to motivate and develop them.My areas of expertise include: Commodities Trading & Sales / Proprietary Trading / Market Making / Investment Banks & Commodity Houses / Precious Metals / Base Metals / Platinum Group Metals / Battery Metals/ Energy, FX, Rates / Options, Volatility and Skew / Business Development / Revenue Growth / Financial Markets & Financing Products / Risk Management / Global Team Leadership / E-trading / Process Optimisation / Product Development
Listed skills include Commodity, Base Metals, Precious Metals, Trading, and 14 others.