Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Timeline
CHRISTOPHER DOUPE

CHRISTOPHER DOUPE

Memphis

Summary

Highly successful Municipal Bond Trader with vast experience and proven results in all aspects of the municipal market. This included communication in high stress situations, with sales reps, as well as customers.

Upon retirement transitioned to become successful and popular firearms instructor, with multiple repeat private lessons, and many 5 star reviews.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

Firearms Instructor

Range USA
03.2023 - 08.2025
  • Supported students in identifying, setting and achieving personal goals, through private lessons.
  • Conducted classes and workshops. These included Basic Handgun class, Intermediate, Advanced, and Carry Concealed Enhanced Permit Class.
  • Lady Sure Shots. Was open to women of all skills, to provide a safe and nurturing environment for women to practice and learn and ask any questions about firearms and firearm safety.
  • Provided feedback, guidance and support to students on participation and performance.
  • I am a USCCA, and State of Tennessee certified firearms instructor.

Sr. VP

Brean Capital, LLC
01.2016 - 02.2019
  • Head trader for all of the Bank Qualified municipal product. Was involved in the integration and education of the BQ municipal product to the sales force for Brean Capital, while maintaining the BQ inventory.

Sr. VP

Southwest Securities Inc
10.2012 - 09.2015
  • Head trader of the Bank Qualified desk. Traded all BQ municipal paper for all 50 states, and all maturities. Along with trading I was involved in the new issue market, assisting underwriting on new issue scales. Maintained strong relationships with the sales force and managed a profitable inventory.

Sr. VP

Cortview Securities
03.2012 - 10.2012
  • Head Trader for the Municipal Bond Desk. Started the Municipal Bond desk for Cortview. This included educating the sales force on the municipal product with weekly conference calls, along with the dissemination of information electronically as well as multiple office visits.

Director of Municipal Trading

Vining Sparks
06.2007 - 11.2010
  • Primary goal, and successful implementation of increasing institutional and taxable sectors of the municipal market. Worked with underwriting on new issue scales and managed syndicate balances. Managed the hedge position for the taxable inventory.

Vice President

Suntrust/NBC Capital Markets
03.2004 - 06.2007
  • Managed taxable and tax exempt secondary and new issue municipal markets. All aspects of credits, states, as well as yield curve. Helped integrate the municipal product into the sales training program.

Vice President

Prudential Securities Inc.
03.1987 - 03.2004
  • Responsibilities included underwriting and managing the new issue market. Primary debt bids covered all sectors and credits. Controlled allotments and all communications with syndicate members, and sales force. Prior to these responsibilities I traded zero coupon bonds, all states and the whole yield curve. Maintained trading positions of up to $30 million dollars successfully each year.

Education

Computer Operations Degree -

Grumman Data Systems Institute
01.1984

Skills

  • Shooting techniques
  • Tactical training
  • Ammunition handling
  • Instructional skills
  • Manage classes
  • Project coordination
  • Legal compliance

Certification

Professional Licenses: Series 7, 63, and Municipal Principal Series 53

USCCA Certified Firearms Instructor, Tennessee State Firearms instructor

Affiliations

  • USCCA member

Timeline

Firearms Instructor - Range USA
03.2023 - 08.2025
Sr. VP - Brean Capital, LLC
01.2016 - 02.2019
Sr. VP - Southwest Securities Inc
10.2012 - 09.2015
Sr. VP - Cortview Securities
03.2012 - 10.2012
Director of Municipal Trading - Vining Sparks
06.2007 - 11.2010
Vice President - Suntrust/NBC Capital Markets
03.2004 - 06.2007
Vice President - Prudential Securities Inc.
03.1987 - 03.2004
Grumman Data Systems Institute - Computer Operations Degree,

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