Experience

Prime Trading, LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Derivatives Trader

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  tl;dr - I buy what I deem cheap and sell what I believe is expensive. Not necessarily in that order. All analysis is proprietary. Manage a relative volatility book consisting of agricultural commodity options and futures specializing in Chicago Soft Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, and Soybean Oil on the CBOT. Run constant analysis on price / volatility changes to derive trading ideas and manage risk. Collaborated with a team of traders to create a database of vol and historical price information and subsequently use this database to run proprietary vol analysis. Monitor USDA WASDE reports, crop progress, stocks, stocks/usage ratios, yields, intended acreage, harvested acres and weather among other factors to determine potential shocks in supply/demand equation. Combine unique vol/skew analysis with fundamental analysis on crops in order to determine where various USDA crop reports should be priced and position deltas for anticipated moves. Monitor SPAN risk on daily basis in order to reduce margin and increase percentage returns.



AdTheorent

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Yield Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Apply data analysis to execute advertising campaigns based on client objectives. Develop actionable insights and make recommendations to internal Client Services team. Monitor and analyze reporting on a frequent basis to ensure optimal delivery and performance of campaigns Work with Data Science team to improve performance for campaigns. Apply data analysis to execute advertising campaigns based on client objectives. Develop actionable insights and make recommendations to internal Client Services team. Monitor and analyze reporting on a frequent basis to ensure optimal delivery and performance of campaigns Work with Data Science team to improve performance for campaigns.



Prime Trading, LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Derivatives Trader

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2019

  Manage a relative volatility book consisting of agricultural commodity options and futures specializing in Chicago Soft Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, and Soybean Oil on the CBOT.Run constant analysis on price / volatility changes to derive trading ideas and manage risk. Collaborated with a team of traders to create a database of vol and historical price information and subsequently use this database to run proprietary vol analysis. Monitor USDA WASDE reports, crop progress, stocks, stocks/usage ratios, yields, intended acreage, harvested acres and weather among other factors to determine potential shocks in supply/demand equation. Combine unique vol/skew analysis with fundamental analysis on crops in order to determine where various USDA crop reports should be priced and position deltas for anticipated moves.Monitor SPAN risk on daily basis in order to reduce margin and increase percentage returns.

• Junior Derivatives Trader, Energies & Metals

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

  As a junior, was solely responsible for the construction and management of a volatility arbitrage book which traded copper options on the CME vs. LME. This included developing proprietary volatility analysis to accurately price copper options on the CME. Mass quoted copper options (HGX) on CME's GlobexMade markets and executed trades electronically and OTC on WTI and Brent crude oil American, European, and Asian options.Reconciled position, PnL, expenses, and billing on a daily basis.Developed live pricing feeds into Excel using VBA to streamline pricing which resulted in improved market making and execution strategies.Conceived and programmed several Excel tools used by group on a daily basis; a spreadsheet that analyzes vega per standard deviation move in an underlying, and an electronic market viewer which utilizes live feeds to easily display electronic markets of simple and complex spreads.



State Street

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• University of Massachusetts Alumni Network Leader

  • Aug 2008 - Oct 2009

  Founded and launched in August 2008 this organization allowed for professional development opportunities for University of Massachusetts alumni within State Street. Examples are luncheons with execs, community service excursions, and after work networking events.

• Portfolio Administration Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Oct 2009

  Promoted from entry level to management within 1.5 years.Led team of 5 in overseeing daily portfolio activity across 32 funds which reported 45 SEC yields and 128 NAV’s to all major financial media sources on daily basis.Reviewed and verified all trading activity across 16 domestic & international equity and fixed income funds- reconciled any issues with broker and client to ensure timely settlements.Played integral role in executing transition of 32 funds from new clients onto State Street’s business model through implementing and enhancing daily accounting procedures, training staff, reconciling all fixed income securities and utilizing all State Street technological tools to help ensure accuracy of NAV’s.Tested and collaborated with technology development team on new product which allows accountants to maintain accurate yields on up to 15 money market funds.

• Senior Fund Accountant

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

  Generated and reviewed financial reporting to produce accurate NAV's across 17 domestic & international equity and fixed income funds. Reviewed daily accrual and amortization across all fixed income holdings. Authorized daily yield on clients $15B money market fund.