Timothy Gilderdale, Head of the Options Trading Desk

Timothy Gilderdale

Head of the Options Trading Desk

Reach Markets

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Applied Finance
Experience
9 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months

Head of the Options Trading Desk at Reach Markets
  • Australia
  • April 2019 to September 2022

1. Grew the options trading desk from a breakeven venture to a highly successful platform with $5m+ revenue per year.
2. Writing daily economic reports for the major global markets plus Australia and running webcasts on trading strategies and analyses.
3. Risk management, trading education, trade recommendations, webcasts, building sales pipelines, relationship management, trade execution.
4. Maintaining working relationships with third party service providers - executing brokers, banks, compliance and risk management.
5. Winner of the ASX Options Trading Game

Director / Senior Investment Consultant at The Equity Game Pty Ltd
  • Australia - Melbourne
  • January 2018 to June 2022

1. Advising clients on Australia’s real estate market and sourcing high performing properties Australia-wide.
2. All-rounder: online marketing, business development (including cold calls and B2B), market research, quantitative and qualitative research, acquisitions, consulting with clients, closing deals and managing the construction and tenanting process.
3. I covered all aspects of research and acquisitions including macroeconomic analysis, financial modelling, qualitative research, statistical analysis, and presenting the analysis.
4. I established a network of brokers, accountants and industry professionals to drive sales growth through attending networking events (MFAA, FBAA, FPA, FINSIA, PDM, SMSF Expos, Property Investor Expos etc.).
5. Published a real estate education course via a RTO targeted to industry professionals Australia-wide.
6. Taught clients, brokers, accountants and planners around asset selection, ownership structures, financing structures, taxation issues, statistical analysis, cash flow generation, capital growth generation and strategy selection.

Investment Consultant at OpenCorp
  • Australia - Melbourne
  • April 2016 to December 2017

1. Coaching clients around risk mitigation, tax effective investing, and strategically structuring finance.
2. Establishing relationships and referral partnerships across the B2B landscape.
3. Hosting business development events in OpenCorp’s corporate box at Etihad Stadium.
4. I was consistently at the top of the ladder for appointments booked and seen.

Business Support - Business Development at Zurich Investments
  • Australia - Sydney
  • October 2013 to September 2014

1. Funds management distribution.
2. Generating investment reports for the Regional Managers and Investment Specialists across Australia and providing written analytical commentary.
3. Educating advisers on the strategies, benefits, and performance of various funds.
4. In-field coordination of events, roadshows and PD days

CSO / Sales Campaign Manager at Commonwealth Securities
  • Australia - Sydney
  • March 2012 to September 2013

1. Trading account management and resolution.
2. Generated product sales and quickly became Sales Campaign Manager for my team.
3. Coached team members on CMA’s, Margin Lending, CFD’s, Options and International Trading Platforms, as well as CommSec Advisory and CBA Private Banking.
4. Generating interest in IPO’s.
5. Consistently exceeded sales targets (2 per day) by achieving 6-10 referrals per day, and opened over 1000 new accounts during the financial year.

Education

Master's degree, Applied Finance
  • at Macquarie University
  • February 2022

EQUIS and AMBA accredited business school.

Specialties & Skills

Technical Writing
Derivatives
Problem Solving
Options Strategies
Sales Training
VC Pitch Decks
Powerpoint
Business Development
Market Analysis
Financial Modelling
Global Markets
Options Pricing
Trade Execution
Operations Management

Languages

English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Accredited Derivatives Adviser 2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020
Accredited Derivatives Adviser 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017