Thomas Bennett Email & Phone Number

United States

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Wauconda, Illinois, United States

Delivered mail in a historic period for America, the 2020 elections and the Covid pandemic.

Greater Chicago Area

· Started floor trading operation for Akuna Capital when they had no physical presence, lending my extensive experience in the operation of floor trading to our success. · Consistently provided input to the design and improvement of proprietary trading software for pit traders and tested various design changes over the years. · Identified and traded on inefficiencies in the market, using our proprietary model, to maximize profit for the firm in high and low vol scenarios. · Excelled at communicating information to the upstairs and floor trading teams to provide a comprehensive picture of current conditions. · Made fast, accurate markets, forcing brokers to lean on the liquidity I provide. I have established myself as a leader in my section over the last 13 years. · Helped trading desk manage its risk by executing trades that contribute to a flat overall position. · Made instantaneous, risk-based decisions on complex orders, resulting in generation of consistent profits year after year. · Leveraged my strong tech background to troubleshoot issues and always propel the firm forward. Tested and was instrumental in finding tablet computers for the floor team that provide the best solution.

Greater Chicago Area

SPX Marker Maker from 2006-2012 Floor Manager from 2001-2005Trader Clerk from 2000-2001· Highly successful trader for one of the largest volume firms at the CBOE.· Excelled in high volatility environments such as the banking crisis of 2007-2008, the flash crash of 2010 and many others.· Averaged approximately 15,000 contracts daily, generating significant profits for the firm. · Established myself as a leading trader in the firm, requiring minimal guidance.· Pride myself in avoidance of mistakes due to extreme attention to detail.· Trained clerks and interns on options theory and pricing, trade reconciliation, index arbitrage, futures hedging etc.· Reconciled trades for extremely high-volume trading desk.· Performed handheld support as the only member of both the IT and trading teams. · Set roll prices daily as well as creating stock baskets, and daily news brief.

Ft Hood, Tx

11C Infantry United States Army· Deployed to Kuwait for Operation Desert Strike in Sept. 1996.· Trained Texas National Guard soldiers for deployment to Kosovo.

Bachelor'S Degree, General Studies, 4.0

Associate'S Degree, General Studies