Salem Kattoura, Head of Dealing Room

Salem Kattoura

Head of Dealing Room

Royal Forex Trading S.A.L Downtown

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Financial Management
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

Head of Dealing Room at Royal Forex Trading S.A.L Downtown
  • Lebanon
  • My current job since May 2015

Head of Counter-Party Relationship (due diligence, negotiations….)
*Head of Product Development (Introducing new products to the market ….)
*Managing a dealing room consisting of more than 10 senior & junior dealers
*Supervise dealer daily tasks and making sure their job description is being applied properly
*Overseeing any analysis or information given to clients related to financial markets
*Provide daily fundamental & technical analysis in the international markets to clients
*Stay up to date with daily released news related to RFXTs trading products
*Monitor clients’ accounts’ margin and liquidation levels and informing clients accordingly
*Formulating trends in the market through the use of technical & fundamental analysis
*Recording clients’ complaints and resolving them personally if necessary
*Executing the settlement/delivery process on all CFD instruments
*Supervising the SMS and interface mailing service to clients
*Supervising & generating daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports
*Constantly monitoring that price feeds are up and running at all times
*Coordinating closely with the Front Office/CSR department

Capital Markets Senior Dealer at Royal Forex Trading S.A.L Downtown, Lebanon
  • June 2013 to May 2015

Supervise dealer daily tasks and making sure their job description is being applied properly
* Overseeing any analysis or information given to clients related to financial markets
* Executing clients’ orders for currencies, commodities, CFDs, Metals, Futures &
Equities (secondary since for the dealer it is primarily)
* Provide daily fundamental & technical analysis in the international markets to clients
* Stay up to date with daily released news related to RFXTs trading products
* Monitor clients’ accounts’ margin and liquidation levels and informing clients accordingly
* Formulating trends in the market through the use of technical & fundamental analysis
* Recording clients’ complaints and resolving them personally if necessary
* Executing the settlement/delivery process on all CFD instruments
* Supervising the SMS and interface mailing service to clients
* Report unusual events or incidents to the Chief Dealer
* Communicating client information or major market movements to Senior Dealers on other
shifts
* Supervising & generating daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports
* Constantly monitoring that price feeds are up and running at all times
* Coordinating closely with the Front Office/CSR department to resolve client disputes quickly
and provide clients with an efficient trading environment
* Performing any other related duties assigned by the Chief Dealer or Head of Capital Markets

Capital Markets Dealer at Halawi Investment Trust S.A.L Jnah, Lebanon
  • to May 2013

Managed a dealing room constituting 5 junior dealers
* Dealt and traded in capital markets
* Monitor clients activities of online trading platforms
* Analyze market trend on regular basis
* Stay up to date with financial news and advise clients about it
* Prepare financial reports on a daily basis
* Assist clients in the setup and smooth running of their platforms
* Review dealer daily executed orders and make sure of the accuracy of the execution
* Make the necessary corrections on dealers errors in execution of orders
* Coordinate with the accounting and back office for any requests and needs

Intern and Assistant Dealer at Federal Bank of Lebanon S.A.L Achrafieh, Lebanon
  • January 2008 to September 2009

Developed and implemented an automated journal entry system using Excel
* Dealt and traded with banks and clients in the Treasury department
* Acquired investment skills in Capital markets and Forex
* Acquired skills in Fixed Income Securities and Stock Market Exchange
* Produced daily FX Reports

  • March 2015 to

Member of Creditors’ Committee in Alpari UK liquidation process
9/2014 Workshop with Major Banks in London
* CitiBank, Societe Generale, AXA Investments, ING Bank, Oceana Investment Partners LLP,
& Shell Inc.
3/2012 Financial Derivatives Outstanding Achievement Award
* Exam grade in the top 10% results
1/2012 Organized a Trading Competition for NDU students
* More than 70 students from the Faculty of Business Administration & Economics
* Duration: 3 months
* $2, 000 prizes
* Link: http://www.halawinvest.com/contest/NDU/
11/2010 2nd
in Bank of Beirut Inter-university Trading Competition
* Traded Stocks, Futures, and Options
* Beginning Portfolio: 250, 000 USD
* Ending Portfolio: 1, 995, 000 USD
11/2010 Finalist in Trader’s Trophy of Lebanon
* Member of the Top 20 from over 200 students in Lebanon
* Traded with several securities
* Handled Clients Orders
* Maintained a level of risk below the risk margin
10/2010 Member of a Roundtable Discussion with IMF and World Bank
* Discussed the Lebanese Economic Outlook
* Discussed the Regional Economic Outlook

Education

Master's degree, Financial Management
  • at Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) – Rotterdam School ofManagement (RSM), Erasmus University
  • October 2014

Graduated with Distinction Co-branded certificate from ESA & RSM Investment Banking Certificate Workshops with major banks in London Study Trip to Rotterdam

High school or equivalent, Certificate in Investment Banking & Strategic Finance
  • at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
  • June 2014
High school or equivalent, Banking & Finance Qualifications – Financial Regulations Certificate
  • at Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) Clemenceau, Lebanon
  • January 2013
High school or equivalent, Banking & Finance Qualifications – Investments & Risks Certificate
  • at Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) Clemenceau, Lebanon
  • April 2012
High school or equivalent, Banking & Finance Qualifications – Financial Derivatives Certificate
  • at Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) Clemenceau, Lebanon
  • February 2012
Diploma, Banking & Finance Qualifications– Global Securities Certificate
  • at Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA)
  • October 2011

courses: Banking & Finance Qualifications– Global Securities Certificate

Bachelor's degree, Financial Engineering
  • at Notre Dame University (NDU)
  • February 2011

Overall GPA: 3.62, Major & Core GPA: 3.68 Graduated in Fall 2010 with High Distinction Academic Recognition: Member of the Dean’s list in every semester Held a 50% scholarship over the course of my degree Final Project: VAR calculation, correlation & multiple regression analysis

High school or equivalent, General Sciences
  • at Central College Jounieh
  • January 2007

Specialties & Skills

Visual Basic
Microsoft Office
Capital
CAPITAL MARKETS
COMMODITIES
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
EQUITIES
FINANCIAL
FIXED INCOME
FRONT OFFICE
MARKETING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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French
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