Curriculum Vitae
Professional - Flexibel - Dynamic
Matthew Roberts Age 29
Kornfeldstrasse 41 Nationality US/UK
CH-4125 Riehen Unmarried
E-mail: *******.*******.*******@*****.***
Education Training
11/12 – Present Trading License Preparation, SIX (Swiss Exchange)
01/11 – 03/11 Professional Development (Technical Analysis, Basic Risk Management,
Capital Management, Structured Derivative Strategies, Sector ETFs)
01/10 – 04/10 U.S. FINRA Securities Trading License (Series 7 & 63)
08/05 – 08/09 Arizona State University,Tempe, Arizona
Bachelor of Science-Financial Management, GPA 3.38/4.00
German, GPA 3.77/4.00
01/03 – 05/05 San Jacinto Community College, Houston, Texas
08/98 – 06/02 Clear Lake High School (Matura), Houston, Texas
Professional Experience
02/12 – 10/12 Franke, Bad Säckingen, Germany
Product Manager
Development and management of supplier relationships
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Management und revision of low-cost supply chain
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Developing reports of profit drivers across multiple product lines
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Serve as interface between project management and retail sales force
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Translation of marketing materials from German to English on an ad hoc
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basis
09/09 – 09/11 Charles Schwab Brokerage, Phoenix, USA
Active Trader (Equities, Options, ETFs)
• Conduct regular risk evaluations of portfolio positions(long./short,
Options, Spreads, and Margin Balances) to ensure compliance with
internal risk controls and reserve requirements.
• Maintaining documentions of account transactions and events in
compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal audit requirements.
• Serve as an interface between front office and risk management
department for operational related questions(Settlements, Corporate
Actions, Splits, Dividends)
• Expert consultant in the frame of risk-on/risk-off equity sector strategies,
Derivative strategies, and sector ETF allocation.
Internships
08/05 – 07/07 City of Tempe, Arizona, USA
Risk Management Intern – 50% Basis during university-
Learned and assisted in developing optimal portfolios utilizing VaR,
Hypothesis Tests, Delta-Vega-Theta (greeks).
Languages
English Native Speaker
German Very good (written and spoken)
IT Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint Excellent
Bloomberg Terminal, Reuters Excellent
CoreTrading Platforms Fast learning ability
Personal Interests
Running, Hiking, Market Research, Chess, Philosopy, and Cooking