Geoffrey Skorupskas
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
ab80bk@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experience:
At home trader Chicago, IL July 2011-Present
FX book
Interactive Brokers Chicago, IL February 2008-July
2011
Trade Problems
. Resolved trade-orders, margin, liquidations, rejection issues in Stocks,
Options, Futures, Forex, Bonds
. Served as a key contact for Spot FX-related issues
. Provided cash trading alignment prototypes to upper management
. Served as a liaison with IB co-headquarter operation in Switzerland
. Utilized TWS, WEBTRADER, iPad, BLOOMBERG
SAC Capital New York, NY June-December 2007
Operations Consultant
. Tested trade flow process from Mx_2.11 to PB
. Facilitated systems' communication between Panorama, Geneva, MX, Traiana
to achieve full STP
. Created Future Cashflow projection, EOD, FX Options and NDF expiry
Reports in Murex to match with Panorama, Geneva
. Originated and implemented NDF's fixing procedure based on the Inter-bank
principles
. Worked on month-end ivp: forwards, ndf's, fx vanilla and exotic options
ABN Amro Amsterdam, The Netherlands September 2006-
May 2007
FX/MM Books hands-on training utilizing MUREX 3.0 as a Client Support
Officer
. PnL and position investigations, trader assistance creating views,
families and risk matrices in
Murex Simulation screens, data queries, booking and processing analysis.
. Worked with the core Murex modules (Batch, eTradePad, Simulation,
Configuration, MDCS,
MxML, Reporting)
ABN Amro Chicago, IL September 2004-
September 2006
FX Prime Broker
. Booked FX trades
-Spot, swaps, outright, hedges, crosses, options, NDF's and
their fixings
. Provided deals entered, position and month end reporting to clients in
Sydney, London and Frankfurt
. Reconciled trades and resolved client queries
. Provided forward points to clients and cleared their account residuals
. Automated ABN AMRO FX PB trade flow (32,000 trades daily) process to a
STP straight through process, which reduced operational risk and cost
associated with it.
-Mapped ctpy's
-Defined business logic for in/out messages
-Ensured proper trade flow from EB/ECN-Currenex, HotSpot, Lava,
EBS to b/o systems
. Utilized with MUREX GFXO, OMR, TRAIANA, REUTERS3000 DEALSTATION
. Ad hoc projects
Electronic Futures Trader
Chicago, IL
April-July 2004
Resource Trading Group
. Traded DAX, CAC40, Eurostoxx
Arcar Trading
Chicago, IL
January-April 2004
. Participated in the formal training program: scalping and spreading
. Traded Eurex listed products: schatz, boble, bund, dax, Eurostox50
SRDiamond Enterprises
Derivative Trader's Assistant
Chicago, IL June-December 2003
. Worked with Trade Station 7.0-1 platform
. Used $250,000 simulating account with SunGard
. Programmed indicators and strategies in easy language, tested CCI and
Trailblazer
. Tested the best entry/exit P&L for E-minis trading using technical
analysis and candle charts
. Became educated on the movement of options and futures
Computer Skills
. Web development and design-HTML, XTML
. Relational databases-MS Access 2002, SQL/Oracle
. Microsoft Office suite
Language Skills
. Spoken and written fluency in Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, German
Activities and Memberships
. PPL in process currently
. Licensed IL Real Estate Broker
. Member, Chicago Association of Realtors, (1999-2003)
. FX sales, Philip Morris, Moscow (1990-1992)
Education Loyola University Chicago, Chicago IL
May 2004
Graduate School of
Business
MBA, Concentration in
Finance and Derivative Markets
DePaul University, Chicago, IL June 2002
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Major GPA: 3.25/4.00
Financed 100% of education through
full time employment