Farhana Riaz

**** ***** ****** ****** *****, CA 94597 Phone: 510-***-**** E Mail: acgd1a@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

AVP, Head of Equity Trading, Natixis Global Asset Management February 2012 to Present

Manage six Junior, Intermediate and Senior Level traders. Manage and review staff performance and run / organize the trading

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desk. Extensive buy and sell side experience.

Project Management – work on projects undertaken by the company like transition management, outsourcing, software upgrades,

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new software implementation.

Establish and maintain relationship with institutional traders, portfolio managers, broker dealers, bulge bracket firms, sponsor

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firms, retail and institutional clients.

Handle all trading inquiries and information during onsite due diligence meetings. Work closely with Compliance department.

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Manage Natixis portfolios over $14 billion in assets and cover all asset classes – equities, fixed income, ADR’s and Ordinary

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shares, derivatives, futures etc.

Personally train and organize training for new hires.

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Analyze risk exposure and implement successful error control policy and oversee Quality Control team.

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Perform strategic and tactical trading for various portfolios.

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Assist VP of trading with management reports, ADV’s, RFI’s and RVP’s. Answer compliance and HR inquiries.

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Manage Best Execution Committee; evaluate TCA reports, broker dealer capital commitment levels and commission rates.

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Presenting weekly market updates ad portfolio reviews to the investment committee.

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Senior Trader, Natixis Global Asset Management November 2006 to March 2012.

Execute block trades on all major US exchanges. Responsible for executing institutional and retail orders utilizing ECN’s, sell side

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relationships and algorithms.

Monitored market and stock specific news and disseminated relevant information to the Portfolio Managers and the trading team.

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Traded more than $14 billion assets under management without any trading errors. Covered errors complying with company’s

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error control policies in case of error by the trading staff.

Assisted with initial design and ongoing upgrades for in house model delivery portal.

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Trained junior, intermediate and senior level traders.

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Intermediate Trader, Natixis Global Asset Management November 2006 to March 2012.

Implemented model changes and traded accounts for cash flows, new accounts, terminations etc.

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Closely worked with corporate actions team and applied corporate actions on portfolios.

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Trained Junior Traders and Quality Analysts.

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Registered Client Service Associate, Citigroup March 2005 to May 2006

Researched and traded retail and institutional client portfolios. Partnered with financial advisors in maximizing sales and reducing

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risk.

Provided client service to retail and institutional clients including hedge funds, outside money managers, and prime brokerage

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accounts.

Research money managers, private equity products, alternative investments, IPO’s and secondary offerings.

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Incorporating SEC, FINRA and company policies in day to day transactions.

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Provided admin support, prepared marketing materials and created reports for the client review.

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Proprietary Trader, Lynx Capital November 2001 to March 2005

Successful equity trader with positive results over the span of four years.

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Followed equity markets and researched fundamental and technical indicators of markets.

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Hofstra University Graduated 1998

Bachelor of Business Administration with emphasis in Information Technology. I was on the Dean’s List and graduated with 3.7 GPA.

Series 7 and 63 Current

Holder of series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses.

Related Coursework

California State University 2012 to 2013

Studied M.B.A courses with emphasis in Finance. Courses taken: Financial Accounting, Information Systems Development and

Management, Data Analysis and Decision Modeling for Managers, Globalization, Innovation and Sustainability, Managerial

Communication, Managerial Accounting, Economics for Managers in a Global Economy, Corporate Financial Management,

Operations and Supply Chain Management, Executive Leadership, Marketing Management, New Venture Financing, Financial

Management of Banking Institutions, Management of Risk and Insurance, International Financial Management.

Skills

Microsoft Office, Vestmark, Bloomberg, Salesforce, Triton, APL, Gim2 (UBS), CG Trade Connect (Morgan Stanley), MMS, Advisor

Channel (Fidelity), Schwab Institutional, Charles River, Instinet, Redi, Jiro, Sharepoint, etc.

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