REVIEW MY CV: I have 11 years execution trading experience, please let me back in
I anticipate that my CV may attract some derision on this site, so this is being written under the cloak of anonymity. I have many years experience as a sales trader and trader, but since leaving the market in 2005 have been working as a retail financial advisor and attempting unsuccessfully to find a new trading position. I would appreciate constructive comments about my CV and advice on how I can get back into the industry. I feel that my experience across asset classes together with my sales ability would contribute to revenues from a standing start.
Educational Qualifications:
7 "Ordinary" Grades
3 A Levels
Professional Qualifications:
CF30 Authorised Individual
N.A.S.D. Series 7 Representative
Deutche Borse Traders Examination
OM Stockholm Borse Traders Examination
SEAQ Market Maker Examination
IPE Registered Floor Trader
Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice.
Certificate in Financial Advice (1,2,3)
Career History:
August 2005 to Present
Mortgage Broker. Top three producer in South East divison. Working within a large estate agency chain, advising HNW purchasers on product and tax structure of their mortgages, cross-selling associated products to maximise revenue. Use of trusts for life products.
Training and coaching internal stakeholders to increase business flows. Close liason with lenders on new product offerings and their USPs.
June 2003 to April 2005.
"Local" trader on the IPE trading Brent Crude futures for my own account.
May 2002 to November 2002.
German bank, London.
Electronic Sales Trading-soliciting and executing client orders electronically with a focus on Pan European equities. Exchanging ideas with colleagues to increase quality and flow of ideas.
March 2000 to April 2001
US bank, London.
Within the H&Q division, making markets in European securities. Liasing with sales team generating trading ideas using in-house analyst research.
July 1998 to March 2000.
International private bank
Sales Trader, covering HNW and UHNW accounts on the US and EUR equity products.
Advising clients on portfolio construction, trading strategies, upselling and cross selling using derivatives for hedging as well as speculation. Analysing client portfolios, making recommendations to clients from secondary research and technical analysis. I trebled commission revenues and comfortably beat benchmarks for portfolios I managed. I also trained and managed a desk junior.
July, 1996 to July 1998
US bank, London.
Sales Trader, managing a busy dealing desk, making recommendations on US equities to Swiss banks and HNW clients.
September 1989 to July 1996.
UK stock broker, London
Initially employed supervising a team of order takers executing retail equity trades electronically, I then ran the Overseas Desk, organically growing the business to a six figure bottom line by providing a service in overseas equity and fixed income securities. Also, I developed wholesale products for the corporate sector.
Additional Information
Familiar with Bloomberg, Reuters, GL, Fidessa.
Excel, Word,Trigold.
