MAXWELL M. VICTOR
** *. ***** ******, *** *, New York, NY 10037; 617-***-****; **************@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS
• Trade Support Associate with 5+ years of experience in various middle-office roles for investment houses
• Holding Series 7, 24 & 63; Extensive experience with international settlements: equities, FI, FX & options
• Sufficient understanding of handling margin calls, portfolio margining, mark-to-market and PnL for various hedge funds
EDUCATION
New York University School of Continuing & Professional Studies New York, NY
Coursework: Financial Risk Management & Core Concepts in Securitization September 2009 – May 2010
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
B.A. in Africana Studies and Economics September 2003 – May 2007
Recipient of Posse Scholarship for leadership and academic achievement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sberbank CIB, USA New York, NY
Senior Operations Specialist July 2010 – Current
• Support five sales traders with operational processes: trade booking, confirmation, allocation and settlement
• Review, research and record trading books daily positions and perform various position and cash reconciliation
• Manage incoming/outgoing wires to ensure firm does not become overexposed with FOP trades (Net Cap.)
• Collaborate with IT department to implement Bloomberg TOMS and Bloomberg SSEOMS trading platforms
• Research cross-border compliance and settlements as it relates to SEC Rule 15a-6 for newly issued securities
Sberbank CIB, USA New York, NY
Operations Specialist July 2010 – March 2013
• Confirm trade details for 20+ daily trades and allocate trades to respective funds for timely settlement
• Reduce the number of fails in Russian local markets, EuroClear and DTC by pre-matching 50+ trades daily
• Minimize monthly operational fees by disputing charges imposed by clearing broker for failed deliveries;
reclaimed over $40K in a four month period
Fidelity Capital Markets Boston, MA
Prime Brokerage Middle Office Associate July 2007 – August 2009
• Reconciled client positions & cash between multiple systems prior to market open in order to validate daily VaR
and Portfolio Margining calculations
• Spearheaded a QC initiative that reduced amount of cancel/corrects from 13% to 5% of weekly trade volume
• Maintained daily collateral duties such as reviewing margin calls and reconciling mark-to-market changes
• Owned trade life cycle of high volume of trades (150+) in equities, U.S. fixed income and derivatives
• Provided prime brokerage operational support such as cash movements, wires, processing stock certificates etc.
• Interacted and resolved problems with account management, product development and sales teams daily
• Adhered to general account opening and maintenance procedures for margin, enhanced leveraged and prime
brokerage accounts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: English (Native); Haitian Creole (Native)
Computer Skills: Bloomberg TOMS & SSEOMS, Omgeo: Oasys Direct, Global Oasys & CTM, Advent: Geneva and
Pershing: NetX 360, Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, V-lookup and macros)
Certifications: Series 7, Series 63, Series 24, NYU SCPS: Financial Risk Management, LVD Trading Academy