Jeffrey S. Kantor
Mokena, Illinois, 60448
Cell: 708-***-****
Email Address: *********@*******.***
Objectives: Dedicated, effective, disciplined, and highly-skilled professional with
extensive experience in the investment industry seeks a challenging and dynamic position
within a fast-paced and growth-oriented organization.
Work Experience:
MF Global Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Broker/Floor Manager
August 1995 to December 2010
• Developed and administered trading and managed desk for CBOE
Futures Exchange (CFE) and Volatility Index (VIX) products.
• Managed and oversaw hiring, billing, compliance, risk
management, and supervision of personal for Chicago Board
Options Exchange (CBOE) and CFE.
• Serviced institutional and retail customers to provide value-added
price-discovery, liquidity, and execution.
• Provided complete and superior technical and administrative
support for retail online platform.
• Examined front-end platforms for use in our trading environment.
• Served as Broker and Floor Manager at CBOE.
• Developed billing procedures for different profit centers on CBOE
floor.
• Supervised brokers on the handling orders to meet exchange and
industry rules.
• Handle the firms and brokers registration for CBOE, CFE, BOX,
AMEX, ISE, and NASQ OMX exchanges.
• Oversaw the audits conducted by the CBOE and CFE.
• Reviewed front-end systems for application on trading desk
Shearson Smith Barney Chicago, Illinois
Runner/Wire Clerk/Telephone Clerk
November 1980 to August 1995
• Supervised retail and institutional orders as they came to trading
desk.
• Developed procedures for routing and prioritizing orders.
• Assisted brokers in the execution of orders.
• Reviewed specifics of all orders for quality of executions.
• Managed trading issues that arose during execution of orders.
• Relayed reports and executions to retail and institutional clients.
Committees:
Member Firm Operating Committee - CBOE
• Advised CBOE on how various system developments may effect
trading on the CBOE floor.
• Researched and scrutinized rule changes to ascertain how they will
influence the order flow of Member Firms.
• Formally voiced the collective opinion of the Member Firm
Community to the CBOE.
• Advised exchange on the quality performance of the DPM
Specialist.
Best Execution Committee – MF Global Inc.
• Examined the quality of executions for both equity and option
trading.
• Developed effective procedures to meet the changing regulatory
environment.
• Examined exchange data on executions and their conformity to
exchange regulatory rules.
Education: Southern Illinois University
Major: Economics
Licenses: Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 55, and 63.
CRD #2355979
NFA ID #0326888
Technical Skills: Proficient in MicroSoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint), Beta, Betalink, ILX, Floor-Broker workstation, NASDAQ- workstation,
Onechicago, CBOEdirect