KEVIN J. CARTER
Charleston,SC
Summary
Innovative financial professional bringing progressive career spanning derivatives trading, operations, sales and marketing, business management and wholesale distribution in international markets. Excellent business acumen and strategic planning skills to drive profitability and margins year over year. Known for strong leadership and communication skills to build and maintain strategic relationships while exceeding sales and revenue goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Strategy
Chanvra Materials
Charleston, SC
06.2019 - Current
- Co-created international distribution company focused on importing raw industrial hemp to service markets of HempCrete, animal bedding, clothing fibers, and hydroponic growing.
- Provided logistical support solutions to commercial customers by leveraging long term shipping broker relationships.
- Provided construction grade hemp hurds for over 70% of all US hempcrete builds in 2021
- Determined vision and strategic direction for E-commerce platform and coordinated resources to achieve targets within optimal timeframes
- Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships, including negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts
- Imported hemp containers increased from 5 in 2019 to 50 in 2021
- Launched e-commerce in 2020 increasing sales in that category 100% YOY
Senior Manager/Senior Derivatives Trader
Gelber Group
Chicago, IL
03.2014 - 03.2019
- Co-managed a group of traders that produced annual returns over 50% on 20-30mm in capital usage, with 0 down years
- Initiated and managed all clearing firm relations.
- Consulted with senior management and software developers to construct risk management applications.
- Created processes for our traders to succeed in complete with weekly strategy meetings, daily journal entry, sufficient capital, and monthly reviews.
- Defined roles and created trading groups inside of group to produce better paths for less experienced traders to be mentored and moved up learning curve quicker.
Senior Derivatives Trader
FT Trading, LLC
Chicago, IL
09.2012 - 03.2014
- Networked with multiple clearing firms to arrange financing for successful strategy launch.
- Established risk protocols and transparently communicated group risk to senior principals on a daily basis.
- Assembled a team of third-party vendors to outsource trading software and risk applications.
- Specialized in equity volatility arbitrage focusing more on a select group of stocks, leveraging knowledge of catalysts, experience within specific companies, and exploiting historical relationships.
Project Manager
CSS, LLC
Chicago, IL
12.2011 - 09.2012
- Contracted vendors, such as Loanet and Lending Pit, to help facilitate the mechanism for borrowing and lending of stock collateral.
- Developed proprietary tools with our technology group to help better organize and apprise traders of current stock loan rates and availability.
- Monitored settlement daily of all tenders and dividend exercises.
- Leveraged contacts in the securities lending industry to help develop counterparty relationships.
Senior Equity Options Trader
01.2005 - 12.2011
- Analyzed various pricing models and trading applications to create a balanced portfolio designed to exploit pricing inefficiencies of listed equity options.
- Participated in a multitude of strategies including vanilla long/short, event-driven, and risk arbitrage.
- Consistently generated positive annual returns.
- Managed a diversified portfolio of several hundred positions with a capital allocation of up to $12 million.
- Developed close relationships with two reputable energy research firms to enhance a focus in equity-listed commodity volatility trading.
- Worked closely with firm’s technology department to develop volatility analysis tools and models.
- Responsible for the training and development of junior traders.
Trading Assistant/Junior Equity Options Trader
11.2002 - 12.2004
- Assisted senior trader in idea generation and risk managing of portfolio.
- Combined training courses, desk experience and industry literature to learn the fundamentals of option trading.
- Handled daily trade confirmations.
- Performed various clerical duties.
Management Client Associate
MERRILL LYNCH
Chicago, IL
06.2002 - 11.2002
- Assisted financial advisors with miscellaneous client request.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05.2002
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Policies and procedures
- Coaching and mentoring
- Risk management
- Equity derivatives
- Bloomberg Professional
- Electronic trading
- Shipping and Receiving
Timeline
Director of Strategy
Chanvra Materials
06.2019 - Current
Senior Manager/Senior Derivatives Trader
Gelber Group
03.2014 - 03.2019
Senior Derivatives Trader
FT Trading, LLC
09.2012 - 03.2014
Project Manager
CSS, LLC
12.2011 - 09.2012
Senior Equity Options Trader
01.2005 - 12.2011
Trading Assistant/Junior Equity Options Trader
11.2002 - 12.2004
Management Client Associate
MERRILL LYNCH
06.2002 - 11.2002
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
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