Jason Estrada
**** ** ***** **. ***. G ( Miami, FL 33173
************@*******.*** 786-***-****
Qualifications Profile
Performance-driven, insightful finance professional that specializes in
commodities with both front and mid-office experience who has a proven
ability to achieve and exceed all business-development and revenue-
generation goals in high-pressure environments.
> Skilled at consulting with clients to delineate and analyze their
positions and develop strategic solutions to further their hedging or
speculative goals.
> Comfortable working with large institutional and commercial clients
from both the U.S. and Latin America handling their orders on both
electronic and open outcry markets.
> Knowledgeable in hedging corn, wheat, coffee, sugar, cocoa, jet fuel,
and currencies using futures and options contracts. Additional
experience in trading physical precious metals having to hedge and
reconcile positions with OTC contracts.
Professional Experience
PFGBest/Cattlemen's Hedgers Group LLC - Miami, FL 2007
to May 2011
Senior Associate
Part of the team from Cattlemen's Hedgers Group that was acquired by
PFGBest. At Cattlemen's I participated in starting the company from the
ground up. Involved in all aspects of the business including marketing,
trade execution, sales and back office duties. Prepared and delivered
presentations on commodity futures, options and trading strategies to
risk management clients. Focused on sales in Latin America for both
commercial and speculative clients. At PFGBest I continue to service my
clients and prospect for new ones.
Key Accomplishment:
. Helped take Cattlemen's to $600,000 in commissions its first full
year of existence.
Alaron Trading Corporation - Miami, FL
2004 to 2007
Senior Trader
Managed the trade desk for institutional and retail clients at the Latin
American office. Developed and recommended trading strategies for
commercial clients. Kept clients up to date with commodity news across
all commodity classes, but specializing in the grains. Recommended trades
for our spec clients.
Key Accomplishment:
. Handled between $20,000 and $60,000 worth of orders on a daily
basis.
Carlsen & Company - Coral Gables, FL
2004
Foreign Exchange Consultant
Prospected for potential clients by phone and outside sales; helped
prepare daily foreign exchange report; kept current clients up to date
with the currency movements; executed trades; kept the database program,
Gold Mine, updated with clients' and potential clients' latest
information and trades.
Key Accomplishment:
. Opened 10 accounts in first six months of employment.
Alaron Trading Corporation - Pompano Beach, FL
2002 to 2004
Account Executive
Prospected for potential clients, both retail and wholesale; gave trade
recommendations for physical commodities and financial futures based on
both technical and fundamental analysis; executed trades for retail
clients via the trading platform; liaison between foreign Introducing
Brokers and the home office; assisted in the development of Spanish
language website.
Key Accomplishment:
. Opened 20 accounts in first 6 months of employment.
Education and Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics with a minor in Business
Administration (2001)
Florida State univeristy - Tallahassee, Florida
Professional Licenses:
NASD Series 3
Languages:
Speak, read, and write Spanish fluently.
Computer skills:
MS Office. Experience using various trading and charting platforms
including TradeStation, Futuresource, eSignal, CQG and several Rolfe and
Nolan platforms.