Software Skills
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Macros
VBA
Certifications
Series 55
Series 63
Series 7
Sector Experience
Financial Services
Languages
English
French
Experience
Self Employed
Finance
Independent Derivatives Trader and Expert Consultant
1/2016 - Present
• Offers Front-to-back Expert Consulting on Capital Markets with specific focus on
trading, risk management, equities, EQD, volatility and structured products.
• Recognized U.S. Top Expert on VIX, VIX derivatives and VIX struct. products (ETNs).
• Trades self-developed strategies on US-listed Index & Volatility products.
• Develops, tests and implements options based systematic volatility strategies (VIX
and VIX derivatives).
trading, risk management, equities, EQD, volatility and structured products.
• Recognized U.S. Top Expert on VIX, VIX derivatives and VIX struct. products (ETNs).
• Trades self-developed strategies on US-listed Index & Volatility products.
• Develops, tests and implements options based systematic volatility strategies (VIX
and VIX derivatives).
None
Other
Career Break
3/2014 - 12/2015
• Contributed to various friends & family business ventures.
HSBC
Finance
Head of Equity Trading Americas, New York
7/2012 - 2/2014
Products / Strategies:
• Equity Structured Products
- Biggest issuer/distributor of CDs and Notes in the U.S.
- Ranking #1 in Greenwich Survey for U.S Retail 2009 - 2014.
• Volatility Flow - Tier 1 dealer for by-side clients on US Indices and Latam Equities.
• Corporate Derivatives - US Listed intl. shares & ADRs focused.
• Equity Financing / Delta One - Solution focused.
• International Cash equity - Top 5 on Latam ADRs / Top 10 on As
• Equity Structured Products
- Biggest issuer/distributor of CDs and Notes in the U.S.
- Ranking #1 in Greenwich Survey for U.S Retail 2009 - 2014.
• Volatility Flow - Tier 1 dealer for by-side clients on US Indices and Latam Equities.
• Corporate Derivatives - US Listed intl. shares & ADRs focused.
• Equity Financing / Delta One - Solution focused.
• International Cash equity - Top 5 on Latam ADRs / Top 10 on As
HSBC
Finance
Head of Equity Derivatives Trading Americas, New York
6/2009 - 7/2012
• Broadened HSBC’s footprint in Americas across all EQD products and strategies
covered (Structured Products, Flow, Corporate).
• Created a fully integrated support organization - from IT to back office - mixing and
leveraging local expertise and group resources.
• Annually achieved highest standards in business conduct, controls, risk management
covered (Structured Products, Flow, Corporate).
• Created a fully integrated support organization - from IT to back office - mixing and
leveraging local expertise and group resources.
• Annually achieved highest standards in business conduct, controls, risk management
HSBC
Finance
Co-Head, Exotic and Hybrid Products Trading, Paris / London
9/2007 - 6/2009
• Launched and developed the Hybrid and multi-asset product in an Equities/Fixed
Income JV model then integrated it into the Equity Derivatives platform.
• $20mm PnL delivered in first active year (2008), despite adverse market conditions.
• Co-headed exotic products - 10 traders - from late 2008 until move to the US.
Income JV model then integrated it into the Equity Derivatives platform.
• $20mm PnL delivered in first active year (2008), despite adverse market conditions.
• Co-headed exotic products - 10 traders - from late 2008 until move to the US.
Credit Agricole
Finance
Senior Trader, Hybrids
12/2005 - 9/2007
• As part of FICC: started, developed and co-headed Hybrid derivatives trading with an
all-inclusive multi-asset product mandate (equity-rate, credit-rate, fx-equity, fx-rate).
• When left in spring 2007: 6 people desk, $50mm PnL delivered across all types of
asset combinations.
all-inclusive multi-asset product mandate (equity-rate, credit-rate, fx-equity, fx-rate).
• When left in spring 2007: 6 people desk, $50mm PnL delivered across all types of
asset combinations.
BNP Paribas
Finance
Equity Derivatives Trader
1/1998 - 12/2005
• 2004-2005: launched, developed and risk-managed the hybrids and multi-asset
product line (Paris).
• 2001-2003: head trader, index exotics and long-term index volatility flow (Tokyo).
• 1999-2000: trader, CAC 40 exotics and structured products (Paris).
• 1998: junior structurer, assisting local sales force (Milan).
product line (Paris).
• 2001-2003: head trader, index exotics and long-term index volatility flow (Tokyo).
• 1999-2000: trader, CAC 40 exotics and structured products (Paris).
• 1998: junior structurer, assisting local sales force (Milan).