Base Metals Trader
Resume:
Amik A. Patel
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Professional Experience
Jefferies Bache, LLC New York, NY/London, UK
Vice President, Base Metals, Sales and Trading Aug 2005-Oct 2015
Jefferies Bache was a Category 2 Dealing Member of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and clearing member of all major exchanges.
●Responsible for management of risk for LME lead and copper metric tonne trading books in London from 2011.
●Responsible for trading of the copper averaging book from 2008.
●Provide market liquidity via market-making on outrights and spreads.
●Execute customer hedges.
●Daily calculation of trading book P&L.
●Provide coverage for LME copper and zinc books in absence of head trader.
●Execution of CME copper vs. LME copper arbitrage.
●Maintain and expand new and existing customer relationships across all metals.
●Execution of CME copper futures and over-the-counter products.
●Provide ongoing market commentary to client base.
●Execution of foreign exchange hedges related to metals trades in various currencies.
●Liaising with back and middle office for trade queries.
●Trading book P&L from 2011 thru Mar 2015: Lead ~$9.5m, CU-mts ~$3m.
Colonial Metals Inc. Elkton, MD
Internship Summer 2003 & 2004
Colonial Metal is a full-service global supplier of precious metal based chemicals and services.
●Enter customer order invoices into front end accounting system.
●Reconcile customer account discrepancies.
Education
University of Delaware Newark, DE
●Bachelor of Business Administration, concentration in finance September 2000 to January 2005
Additional information
●FCA registered.
●Series III qualification.
●Proficient in Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, and various trading platforms (LMESelect, TT, and FFastfill).
●Good knowledge of technical analysis and markets across commodities.
●Strong ability to work as a member of a team.
●Strong ability to work under pressure.
●US Citizen.
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