Trading Desk Analyst

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Daniel Baruch

New York, NY 10038 *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Glencore Commodities Ltd. Stamford, CT

Trading Desk Analyst – NGL & Domestic Gasoline Dec 2012 – Present

Assist in management of multi-million dollar portfolio of Natural Gas Liquids and Domestic Gasoline exposures

Perform market research and historical / forward analyses based on economic fundamentals and market movements for

commercial decisions

Accurately hedge exposures with various hedging strategies, with corresponding profit and loss analysis

Disseminate market information as well as VaR summaries to indicate the risk the des k is running

Effectively liaise with multiple areas of the firm, including Settlements, Operations, Scheduling, Demurrage, and Compliance, to

ensure that the operational status of vessels is appropriately reflected in the overall exposure

Morgan Stanley Purchase, NY

June 2010 – Dec 2012

Commodities Valuation Analyst

Valuated commodity derivative products associated with the firm’s Natural Gas, Electricity, Coal and Emissions trading desks

Assessed valuation risks in terms of option Greeks and liquidity measures for strategic deals

Modeled long-dated physical forward risk into MISO power systems, forecasted multi-element structured wind and volumetric

production payment transactions, and developed methodologies to account for carbon legislation risk

Managed desk-level analysis workflow and presented actionable risks to Commodity Senior Management on a monthly basis

Expatriated to Budapest, Hungary to train and manage an expanding global valuation t eam

Utilized extrapolation and interpolation techniques to build out forward curves to the necessary level of granularity

Maintained valuation methodologies/models used to conduct the aforementioned valuations, including developing a valuation and

price verification framework for newly traded derivatives

Ensured fair value and trader risk accountability through a monthly mark review

Effectively resolved valuation disputes between trading desks and product controllers

Manhattist, Inc. New York, NY

June 2009 – October 2009

Real Estate Research Summer Analyst

Led a virtual team on analyzing and collaborating research of foreign investments in the Manhattan luxury real estate market

Results published and distributed to UN Ambassadors, Consulate Gener als, international institutions and individual investors

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network New York, NY

May 2008 – July 2009

Financial Advisor Intern

Provided full-service financial planning with an emphasis on risk management, wealth accumulation and wealth preservation

Recognized as top intern, out of hundreds of applicants and 10 fellow interns, by volume and quality of clientele

Lakeshore Entertainment (Cannes International Film Festival) Cannes, France

Intern Assistant to President of Worldwide Financing and Distribution May 2009

Facilitated meetings, networked with industry insiders and observed the business of filmmaking at world’s largest film festival

EDUCATION

Bentley University Waltham, MA

Bachelor of Science, Economics-Finance / Bachelor of Arts, Global Commerce & Culture / Minor, Psychology May 2010

G.P.A. 3.7 Honors: Financial Management Association’s National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Bentley Leadership Society – managing director and finance chair; Bentley Investment Group – financial sector analyst;

Alpha Epsilon Pi – parent/alumni relations chair

Selected by University administration to represent Bentley University at the Princeton Business Today International Conference

Bond University Queensland, Australia

Semester abroad in Australia’s Gold Coast with concentration in Advanced International Finance Spring 2009

London School of Economics London, England

Summer abroad in London with concentration in International Economics Summer 2007

SKILLS

Computer: Exposed to Bloomberg, Reuters FactSet, Morningstar, Tempest, Argus, Crystal Ball; Proficient in Microsoft Office

Languages: Elementary Spanish, Hebrew and Chinese (Mandarin)

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