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Skills

Buyer vetting
Client relationship management in trading
Risk mitigation
Bloomberg Professional
Execution of high-volume options trades
BondDesk Group Trader WorkStation
Quantitative modeling
Cash equities
Greeks-based options sensitivity analysis
Stop-loss policies

Work Experiences

Back-tested trading strategies using historical data.
Developed and maintained a strong understanding of a variety of products and their various levels of benefits.
Nurtured positive business relationships in order to keep initiative products and services on the table.
Balanced the need between aggressive growth and risk mitigation by adjusting delta exposure, resulting in an average portfolio return of 56%.
Analyzed liquidity in options markets.
Achieved a 63% improvement in speed-to-market.
Accomplished results in less than 8 months.
Achieved a consistent profit margin of 61%.
Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
Placed a high value on punctuality and worked hard to maintain an excellent attendance record, consistently arriving at work ready to work right away.

Summaries

Achieved a 36% accuracy boost in strategy execution.
Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
Analyzed market data.
Clear understanding of stakeholder engagement and strategic planning as well as data analysis training.
Achieved 31% improvement in portfolio performance.
Strengths in quality assurance and stakeholder engagement backed up by Banking and Financial Services training.
Capitalized on trading opportunities.
Achieved consistent revenue growth.
Achieved consistent improvements in portfolio performance.
Offering 12 years of Banking and Financial Services experience focusing on matching items with buyers.

Accomplishments

Achieved OSHA that led to an in-depth understanding of volatility skews and impacts on option pricing.
Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Developed a volatility arbitrage strategy that consistently outperformed the market, generating alpha of 28% against the benchmark over 13 trading periods.
Worked collaboratively with senior analysts to refine overall firm-wide hedging techniques, reducing risk exposure to under 36%.
Partnered with quantitative research teams to build volatility forecasting models, improving long-term strategic trade decision-making by 70%.
Documented and resolved standard which led to initiative.
Applied Greeks-based options sensitivity analysis, improving trade decision outcomes by accurately forecasting option price movements.
Designed new options strategies under volatile market conditions, yielding 69% returns with a strict risk cap in place.
Mentored and trained 3 traders on utilizing volatility spreads and ratio writing techniques, increasing overall IC performance across the desk.
Conducted advanced data analysis on market conditions using Salesforce, resulting in a 26% increase in the strike rate of executed trades.

Affiliations

Certification, Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by GARP
Participant, International Association for Quantitative Finance (IAQF) Events
Member, International Derivatives and Swaps Association (ISDA)
Contributor, 2024 Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) Panels
Participant, Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Training Seminars
Participant, Options Industry Council (OIC) Certification Program
Affiliate, Managed Funds Association (MFA)
Society of Women Engineers
Participant, Financial Times Options Trading Conferences
Lions Club

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM)
CompTIA Network+
Salesforce
SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Certified Derivatives Trader by Beacon Labs
Certified in Quantitative Finance (CQF)
Master Financial Derivatives Certification by system
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
Series 56 Proprietary Trader License

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