Harry Silver
Boca Raton,FL
Summary
Seasoned Equity derivative volatility trader. Accomplished sell side sales trader working for the largest and most prestigious investment banks.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Broker
TPICAP
05.2023 - Current
- Cover hedge funds and Institutions in trading/executing listed single stock and index/ETF options
- Generate trade ideas and hedging strategies for accounts.
Managing Director
Israel Englander
05.2015 - 05.2023
- Head of institutional sales
- Cover hedge funds in trading/executing listed single stock and index/ETF options
- Generate trade ideas and hedging strategies for accounts
- Opened Branch office in Boca Raton,FL
- Bring in and maintain new trading accounts and salespeople for firm.
Director
Leerink Partners
06.2013 - 12.2014
- Co-Head of Derivative Trading & Sales Covered large Biotech funds to help express fundamental ideas into less risky option trades
- Work with pension funds in analyzing Macro strategies
- Formulate derivative structures for hedge and pension funds
- Cover hedge funds in trading/executing listed signal stock and index/ETF options
- Cultivate existing and new trading accounts
- Train and hire salespeople for firm.
Managing Director
Direct Access Partners. Israel Englander
01.2009 - 05.2013
- Head of Derivative Trading & Sales Consult and Manage hedge funds in trading/executing listed signal stock and index/ETF options
- Work with pension funds in analyzing Macro strategies
- Generate trade ideas and hedging strategies for accounts
- Develop and maintain new trading accounts and salespeople for firm
- Direct Access bought team from Israel in 2012.
Managing Director
Natixis Capital Markets
06.2006 - 05.2008
- Co-Head of listed Derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds Started option and ETF desk for the firm including coordinating sales and trading
- Developed infrastructure to run platform.
Managing Director
Jefferies & Company
05.2004 - 05.2006
- Co-Head Exchange Trades Funds and Derivatives Started option and ETF desk for the firm including coordinating sales and trading
- Grew business from three million to twenty five million in eighteen months.
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager Portfolio manager
The Galleon Group
09.2003 - 04.2004
- For five hundred million dollar fund
- Responsible for fifty million carve out trading equities and derivatives
- Structured option strategies for entire firm.
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
07.1989 - 06.2003
- Co-head of Index and Sector Volatility Trading Fourteen years on Equity Derivative desk
- Four years running sector index desk
- Responsible for all customer and propriety index and sector volatility option trading
- Managed one billion dollar balance sheet
- Turned loss leading business into profit center
- Four years heading Risk Arbitrage trading
- Headed customer facilitation risk arbitrage trading utilizing volatility markets to execute position trades as well as customer facilitation
- Six years single stock volatility trading
- Responsible for customer facilitation in Retail,Energy,Health Care,Gold, and Soft Commodities
- Hired to MBA training program and promoted senior trader after six months
- REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Education
MBA - Finance
Washington University in St
St Louis, MO05.1989
Bachelor of Science -
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA05.1987
Skills
- Equity Derivatives
- Volatility trading
- Sales Trading
- Mentoring and training
- Business development
- Entrepreneur
Timeline
Broker
TPICAP
05.2023 - Current
Managing Director
Israel Englander
05.2015 - 05.2023
Director
Leerink Partners
06.2013 - 12.2014
Managing Director
Direct Access Partners. Israel Englander
01.2009 - 05.2013
Managing Director
Natixis Capital Markets
06.2006 - 05.2008
Managing Director
Jefferies & Company
05.2004 - 05.2006
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager Portfolio manager
The Galleon Group
09.2003 - 04.2004
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
07.1989 - 06.2003
MBA - Finance
Washington University in St
Bachelor of Science -
University of Richmond
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