Resourceful Trader with 15-plus years of experience. Dedicated to raising profits through calculated risks and exceptional industry knowledge. Citigroup Derivatives Markets Inc. (CDMI) is the Options Market Making business for Citigroup in fixed income, currency, commodity, index, and equity derivatives. CDMI has a key electronic trading presence on all U.S. options exchanges, as well as physical floor trading operations on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the New York Mercantile Exchange
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
DAY TRADER
Independent
01.2018 - Current
Responsible for my personal daily PNL
Maintain positions across multiple different products
Executed trades for intraday/swing trading strategies, and traded products including equities, futures, and options
Applied technical analysis to identify trending markets and develop a comprehensive use of order books to execute trades.
OPTIONS TRADER I GLOBAL MARKET MAKER
CITIGROUP DERIVATIVES MARKETS, INC
01.2005 - 12.2017
Performed market making duties on behalf of Citigroup Derivative Markets team, based on position analysis, market conditions and macroeconomic conditions
Traded electronically and managed risk of a portfolio consisting of 30-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 2-year U.S
Treasury options and futures
Collaborated with software developers in testing of a new trading software GUI to prepare for firm wide release
Participated in the launch of an electronic market making program
Instructed fellow traders on the use of the newly developed trading software GUI and acted as a resource for any ongoing questions and issues with the system
Worked with clearing firms on a daily basis (Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch)
Provided prices with substantial liquidity for both electronic and floor trading groups
Managed risk of a diverse portfolio of interest rate and index products
Assisted in maintaining a daily portfolio of derivatives and options totaling twenty to thirty million dollars
Consistently processed information across many different financial markets
Successfully managed capital through market-based trading decisions
Instrumental in strategic planning, conflict resolution, and rules and regulation enforcement
Supported Asian and European trading hours throughout tenure
Data analysis plus resolve trade and settlement breaks
End of day PNL
Monitored and identified regulatory and market risk, amended business objectives and adhered to organizational norms.
TRADERS ASSISTANT
CITIGROUP DERIVATIVES MARKETS, INC
01.2003 - 12.2005
Performed futures execution on the Chicago Board of Trade's electronic trading platform for a team of twelve traders across three different products, totaling 1 million contracts annually
Reconciled trade confirmations and position statements
Assisted in managing and executing over 1 million contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) electronic trading platform on behalf of a team of twelve traders across three different products annually
Implemented hedging strategies to mitigate risk and reconciled trade confirmations and position statements.