Anthony Preziose
Middletown,NJ
Summary
Analytically driven Securities Lending specialist with a passion for the fast paced environment of the trading desk. Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with traders and finance professionals. Effective leader with a history of being reliable, efficient, and innovative. Seeking an opportunity to leverage existing expertise and generate revenue, while continuing to learn.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Trading - Securities Lending
B. Riley Securities
07.2023 - Current
- Proficient in trading Hard to Borrow/Warm Equity products, including Common Stock, ADR's, and ETF's
- Actively maximize PNL opportunities by leveraging potential price action names during the early pre-market hours
- Developed customized Bloomberg dashboards and macros to better gauge trading opportunity's and client long positions
- Maintained daily risk management, effectively navigating recalls and buy-ins to better protect our clients
- Diligently service locates clients by closely monitoring prices and rates, ensuring fair and prompt action.
Manager, Global Wholesale Operations
Scotiabank
11.2019 - Current
- Developed and implemented real time macros to increase efficiency through VBA automation to track open recalls, buy ins, and exposure. Decreased manual risk by 50%.
- Tasked with daily buy in and recall management across multiple global books, markets, and securities.
- Accomplished centralizing a global recall and buy in team in NY and managing that team.
- Maximized performance by using existing python codes to automate various other processes.
- Consistently manage thousands of long positions across multiple markets securities and books of business to maximize PNL
- Fully cross trained in all MO functions including Global Portfolio Management, Book Reconciliation, Collateral Management, Trade Support, Buy ins and Recalls, Account Openings, etc.
- Exposure to trading/sales from working on the trading floor next to our global lending desks as well as delta one, hedge fund coverage, and prime brokerage.
- Working knowledge in agency lending, synthetic lending, matchbook lending and prime brokerage. Built strong and working relationships with existing contacts across stock loan.
- Skilled in training multiple middle office employees as well as CO-OPs and interns of varying experience levels.
Operations Associate
Hilltop Securities Inc
08.2017 - 11.2019
- Responsible for memo-segging and managing desk positions to maximize PNL as well as any needed trade support.
- Worked on the lending desk and sat next to the head of the desk providing them immediate support.
- Moved into Buy ins and Recalls managing risk exposure of almost 70 daily buy ins.
- Responsible for balancing our DTC books at end of day and reconciling any out of balances.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Legal Studies
St Johns University
Queens, New York05.2016
Skills
- DTC/Loanet
- GlobalOne/LoanOne
- Equilend/Datalend
- Microsoft Offices
- VBA/Python
- Risk Management
- Bloomberg
Hobbies
- Golf
- Motorcycles
- Chess
- Fishing
Timeline
Vice President, Trading - Securities Lending
B. Riley Securities
07.2023 - Current
Manager, Global Wholesale Operations
Scotiabank
11.2019 - Current
Operations Associate
Hilltop Securities Inc
08.2017 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Legal Studies
St Johns University