Trader

Stephen P. Sarpi

*** **** **** **., ***. **C

New York, New York 10065

973-***-****

************@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional Trader with the ability to thrive in stressful and fast-paced environments while assuring positive results, with limited supervision. Results-oriented decision maker with strong interpersonal skills and solid communication adeptness. Driven and confident leader who comprehends market information well, instantly understanding the total affect within different and ever-changing markets. Broad based competencies include, but are not limited to:

Trading Client Services Futures

Commodities Research Currencies

Stocks Technical Analysis Training

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Created and implemented a trading strategy revolved around the ability to disseminate important news from unimportant, which proved to be time effective and led to several years of solid trading profits.

• Successfully initiated and conducted numerous meetings amongst my fellow traders that resulted in significant ideas, better time management and a more profitable trader firm.

• Quickly developed a keen sense of the financial markets resulting in more effective trades and much stronger profits for the firm.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Individual Stock Investor (3/09-current)

Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co. Hoya Capital, NY, NY (8/02-02/09)

Futures Trader

 Managed and traded over $5 million dollars in 30-year, 10-year, and 5-year bond futures contracts.

 Traded Gold, Crude Oil, and Euro futures in various spread combinations on firm’s proprietary account on the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

 Earned gross trading profits in excess of $1M for three years trading interest-rate and crude oil futures.

 Through hard work and diligence, earned net trading profits in all 6 years of employment.

 Effectively conducted technical analysis and assessed economic conditions to predict movements in Federal Open Market Committee policy.

 Successfully trained new employees, teaching them pertinent and necessary trading skills such as technical and fundamental analysis.

 Positively predicted changes in FOMC interest rate policies and traded accordingly.

 Calculated FIT, FOB, and NOB spread prices using quantitative skills.

 Diligently monitored and traded Dow and S&P futures indices throughout the day.

 Closely observed pertinent news sites such as Bloomberg and Reuters to find any news that may influence the markets.

Merrill Lynch, Somerset, New Jersey (8/99-10/01)

Client Service Representative

 Handled inquiries from branch offices supporting retail and retirement accounts.

 Managed tax reporting inquiries.

 Recorded all manually routed requests from various branch offices.

 Assisted in the training of new hires and cross training of existing employees.

 Additional responsibilities included production of the Accounts Pending report and team technology liaison.

Summer Internship

New York Mercantile Exchange, New York, New York (96-99)

 Collected futures and options trades and entered them into data systems.

 Acquired proficiency in the execution of futures transactions, including spreads, and the intricacies involved in trading.

EDUCATION:

Drew University, Madison, New Jersey (9/95-5/99)

 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, (Dean’s List Student)

 Graduated - May 1999. Major GPA 3.5/4.0

 Overall G.P.A 3.4/4.0

 Minors in Business Administration and Sociology.

SKILLS / ACTIVITIES:

 Proficient in MS Office, MS Word, TT, X-Trader.

 Active manager of personal stock portfolio.

 College tennis Division 3 All American (athletic and academic) 3 straight years.

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