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career profile

ø  b.s. degree in mathematics, statistics & probability and over 13 years of global trading, risk management, sales, and client services experience.

ø  background in broad-scope business areas spanning start-ups, operations management,  business development, team building/leadership, budgeting/fiscal administration, and regulatory compliance.

ø  excel in training, motivating and directing high-performance personnel.

ø  results-oriented with emphasis on obtaining full utilization of resources to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

 

technology skills

 

trading technologies (tt), bloomberg, reuters, cts, cqg, esignal, pats, clobex, ghtrader

 

professional experience

john pyle trading, frankfort, il                                                                                        2004 - present

independent trader

       specialize in trading derivatives such as cbot treasury bond futures, gold, mini dow index, eurex bond futures and equity indexes, nymex crude oil and cme equity indexes.

       develop trading strategies, including technical and fundamental analyses for outrights and spreads.

       formulate new trade ideas and methodologies, including statistical arbitrage.

       rolled-out highly successful automated trade system utilizing cqg proprietary software.

 

henning & carey, llc, chicago, il                                                                                        2007 - 2009

managing partner, proprietary trading group/chief risk manager/mentor-coach

       authored and sold business-development concepts to principal partners in charge of raising start-up capital and member commissions, key to proliferation of trading group.

       devised and implemented contract and payout structure to accommodate growth of trading group while remaining competitive in top-tier trading circles.

       laid out trading floor, negotiated with vendors and laborers and cut original budget by 30%.

       recruited, hired and terminated traders and it staff; developed trading staff selection criteria.

       initiated comprehensive training course for new traders, facilitated meetings and developed effective policies and procedures.

       reconciled statements for trades and commissions and administered trading limits for each trader.

       developed effective worst-case scenarios for company/individuals and streamlined work processes.

 

goldenberg, hehmeyer & company, chicago, il                                                                    1997 - 2006

fixed-income senior trader & high-frequency market maker (buy side) (1997-2006)

       traded over 14,000 sides and more than $500mm per day in both us and eurex yield curves, including $50mm across various maturities and consistently generated outsized percentage return leading to fee rebate liquidity and discounts of more than $150,000.

       top five trader for four consecutive years with over $5mm in profit for company.

       co-developed auto spreader trading tool to upgrade ghtrader proprietary trading software.

 

 

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mentor (2004-2006)

       implemented program for developing new traders styles focused on routine and commitment to program.

       rotated new traders through program every three months and tracked progress of each.

 

phone broker (1997-1998)

       established strong customer relations, cultivated new relationships and expended capabilities of order desk.

       performed futures transactions for retail and institutional customers.

       coordinated with global financial representatives from large brokerages such as goldman sachs and merrill-lynch.

 

professional sports background

have also played professional baseball in capacity of catcher for texas rangers 1993 - 1995 and cleveland indians 1997.

 

education

northern illinois university, dekalb, il

bachelor of science in mathematics, statistics & probability 1994

 

professional affiliations

member, electronic trade messaging committee, 2007

member, cbot, 1997 - 2008

member, eurex, 1999 - present

treasurer, frankfort timbers edge home owners association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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cover letter text

 

date

 

 

 

hiring agent name

title

company name

address

city, state   zip code

 

dear                   :

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a (insert title of target position) capacity and am submitting my resume for your review.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include a bachelor of science degree in mathematics, statistics & probability and more than 13 years of global trading, risk management, sales and client servicing experience. to complement this background, i possess staff management, analytical and problem-solving capabilities. as an employee, you will find me to be an enthusiastic and disciplined team player, committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. 

 

i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your firm.  i look forward to interviewing with you in the near future to further discuss my areas of experience and expertise that would be a contribution to your organization.

 

in advance, i thank you for your time and consideration.

 

 

 

 

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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