Specialist Sales

WILLIAM B. SIMPSON

**** ***** ***** #** *******, MO 63105

Ph 917-***-****

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EXPERIENCE:

Ultimate Abstract of New York, Farmingdale, NY Jan

****-*** ****

Title Consultant/Business Development

. Responsible for growing new and existing business by networking with real

estate attorneys and commercial developers while showcasing the firm.

September 11th Families' Association, New York, NY March 2008-Nov 2009

Business Development/ Sales

* Cultivated financial sponsorship through establishing professional

relationships, formulating proposals and promoting the mission and the

goals of the Association.

* Generated grants up to $50,000 for Association to be used towards

programs and expenses.

* Conducted financial research, managed fundraising database and generated

reports, which accelerated and tracked fundraising progress.

* Collaborated daily with CEO and Board President on the organizations

strategic planning and developed a high level of client services for

existing sponsors.

* Assisted in grant writing and implemented projects for future

contributors.

LaBranche & Company LLC, New York, NY Sept 1996-Jan 2007

Specialist & New York Stock Exchange Member (2003-2007)

* Facilitated a fluid market for an equities trading book totaling $94.8

billion market capitalization.

* Performed top fundamental analysis on issues spanning five diverse

sectors of the market (Integrated Oil, Chemicals, Electronics, Machinery,

Food Products).

* Actively formed, traded, and managed long/short positions committing

firm's capital resources.

* Executed high volume institutional and retail order flow in excess of 15

million shares daily.

* Consulted with senior management regarding particular market trends and

levels for implementing trading concepts to capture optimum

profitability.

* Provided specific details of stock movement to Investor Relations and

Treasury departments of each listed company (earnings reaction, precise

account of institutional buyers & sellers, and volatile financial data).

* Collaborated with programmers to devise algorithmic trading strategies

geared toward maximizing efficiency, managing cost and executing with low

market impact.

* Selected to lead a team of four Specialists that created a seminar for

new trading assistants relative to Specialist obligations and rules.

Associate (1996-2003)

* Implemented, through data entry, thousands of specialist trading

decisions while ensuring consistent excellence and responsiveness in

volatile environment.

* Planned for hypothetical trading scenarios.

EDUCATION:

Providence College, Providence, RI

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/ History Minor, 1996

Lacrosse Team (Division I)

CERTIFICATIONS:

Series 15, Specialist Exam, Series 21 & 25, Specialist Trading

Assistant Exams

APPLICATIONS:

Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, ILX, ACT!, Premium, Microsoft Word, Excel

INTERESTS:

NYC Marathon 2002, Mighty North Fork Triathlon 2006, "Pack for Iraq"

Program

References furnished upon request

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