STEVE COHEN

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Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Home: 847-***-****

Email: rcjv9h@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

A life-long passion for the stock market has led to a career in stock and

option trading and execution, including system trading and development.

• As a trader, consistently profitable with stats at or near the top of each firm

• Developed trading logic and charting techniques for systematic trading processes

• Owned and grew a successful stock execution firm based on honesty, integrity and know-how

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JAYPEE INTERNATIONAL, Chicago IL 2010-Present

International trading firm

• Trade equity index spreads

• Trade unhedged equity futures

• Research data relationships to develop alternative trading systems

RHO TRADING, Chicago IL 2008-2009

High frequency trading firm

• Managed grey-box trading operation in equity futures

• Developed consistently profitable trading systems

LACM GROUP, St. Charles IL 2003-2008

Multi-strategy hedge fund

• Optimized front-end of proprietary trading platform

• Consistently ranked in top 10% of arbitrage traders

• Averaged 13% return on equity portfolio

• Worked with team to develop futures trading system

SPARTA GROUP, Chicago IL 2001-2003

Option trading firm

• Top trader in option arbitrage group

RICHTER FINANCIAL, Chicago IL 1999-2001

Futures and equity trading firm

• Deployed firm capital in various stock and option strategies

GLOBAL PARTNERS, Chicago IL 1993-1999

Stock execution firm

• Planned, organized and started stock execution firm on floor of CBOE

• Hired and mentored employees

• Developed and implemented marketing strategies for new business

• Distributed advisories on my proprietary technical studies to traders

LASHCO, Chicago IL 1991-1993

Stock execution firm

• Multi-tasked in high pressure environment and effectively accepted and executed multiple orders

• Analyzed market conditions and selected appropriate execution method for each customer order

• Synthesized information from multiple sources to provide customers with data about working buyers and sellers

• Mediated disputes between customers and brokers

MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE, Chicago IL 1990-1991

• Traded own capital on exchange floor

CBOE, Chicago IL 1986-1990

• Traded own capital after partnership deal expired

• Became senior group trader and mentored new trader hires

• Clerked for CBOE member who mentored and backed me in floor trading partnership

EDUCATION:

B.S. Finance, University of Illinois - Chicago, IL

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Torchbearer during 1996 Olympics. Received this honor for volunteer

work with the elderly

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