profile Business-oriented, FX Options trader with
a proven track record of success and in-depth knowledge of
G10 vanilla and exotic options. Driven team player, used to
working in a fast-pasted environment, and with the ability
to take calculated risks. Both Canadian and American
citizenships and perfectly bilingual (English and French).
EXPERIENCE PRESIDENT
FX Capital Management Inc.
2009-Today
Trading: FX, stocks, and fixed income.
FX Hedging, market and operational risk assessment and
strategies.
Management of Family Trusts.
DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FX OPTIONS & SPOT
Caisse Centrale Desjardins (CCD)
2006-
2009
Management of the FX options book and spot trading.
Market Maker in USD CAD options and spot.
Pricing of Interbank and client options and spot requests.
Currency recommendations to management.
Monitor credit limit
utilisation.
Training the assistant trader.
Administer Forward book
when the trader absent.
Special mandate: Responsible for the evaluation,
selection and part of the implementation team of an FX options
trading system for the FX desk as the company
wanted to upgrade the in-house system.
DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE, SENIOR TRADER, FX OPTIONS
National Bank of Canada (NBC)
2002-2006
In charge of the management and hedging of the FX options
book.
Responsible for executing FX trading strategies on all
currency pairs, vanilla and exotic options.
Market maker on options for USD CAD with other banks, FX
brokers, CME,
Montreal Stock Exchange, as well as with corporate &
institutional customers.
Maintained the option portfolio within the limits (VAR and
Greeks) and monitor the credit limits.
Developed and maintained key contact relations with other
banks, sales personel,
as well as both internal & external clients.
INTERMEDIATE TRADER, FX OPTIONS
National Bank of Canada (NBC)
1995-2002
Management and hedging of the option portfolio.
Involved in building FX trading strategies for NBC and its
customers.
Provided options pricing and specifications to customers
and the sales force.
Developed positions, negotiated and generated price quotes
for banks and customers.
Trained the corporate and institutional representatives on
FX options.
VAR and accounting for the reconciliation of the P L.
Replaced Director when absent or on vacation.
LECTURING HEC Montreal (University
of Montreal Business School) 2010-
Today
Finance Courses : Investments, Practical Trading
Strategies.
EDUCATION MASTER IN APPPLIED FINANCE, M.SC
Thesis topic: Exotic options
University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC - 1995
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.A.A.
Concentration: Finance and economy
HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC - 1990
CERTIFICATION 2011 Professional Risk
Manager - PRM (to be obtained)
1996 Chartered Financial Analyst - CFA
1991 Options Strategies Course (CSI)
1990 Conduct and Practices handbook Course (CSI)
1989 Canadian Securities Course (CSI)
SOFTWARES Reuters, Bloomberg, SuperDerivatives, Murex,
Fenics, Windows exploitation system (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).