Broker / execution trader
KIT Finance Europe
Total years of experience :11 years, 6 Months
• Execute client orders for exchange-traded instruments (stocks, ETFs, futures, options on futures, cryptocurrencies) on trading platforms, broker interfaces or voice.
• Execute client orders in the OTC market for fixed income instruments (US and EU government bonds, EM sovereign and corporate bonds) through Bloomberg.
• Execute client orders in LME commodity forwards and OTC FX derivatives through voice.
• Deal spot FX.
• Monitor client margin compliance and liquidate positions during margin calls.
• Provide key clients with market views and macro trading ideas in equity index, FX, listed rates.
• Advise clients on instrument selection and contract specification.
• Negotiate trading terms and commissions with prime brokers, prepare management reports on client trading activity, brokerage commissions and assets under custody.
• Advise compliance on regulatory implementations, cooperate with technical support team on semi-proprietary trading platform errors and with back office on client trading limits and corporate actions.
* Maintained database to monitor performance of a portfolio of third-party funds and track equity
holdings changes in the underlying funds.
* Followed the funds to identify reasons behind new and existing stock positions, briefed portfolio
manager on the findings.
* Built company models for the compelling ideas, updated on earnings announcements.
* Introduced CEE equity fund to new potential investors in Europe for an Emerging Europe long-only
equity and high yield fixed income fund management boutique.
* Built a 7000 companies database with over 2000 targets in Europe and Asia.
* Identified the decision makers at target companies and cold called/mailed to give a basic
introduction of the product.
1st class honours Dissertation topic: Profitability of EUR swap curve mean-reversion trading