Sales Insurance Agent

John M O'Brien 203-***-****

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Bridgeport, CT 06605

Experience:

October, 2009 -

Albert Fried & Co, LLC, New York, New York

Proprietary Trader/ Derivative Sales Trader

-Help determine best trading strategy to achieve goals while

finding liquidity.

-Employing Equity option strategies to capture directional

moves while minimizing risk. Evaluating volatility, skew and sector

relationships to seek opportunities within the market

September, 2008 - September, 2009

Meridian Equity Partners LLC, New York, New York

Derivative Sales Trader

-Developed strategies for portfolios that would optimize

their return while providing both a reduction of volatility

exposure and reduction of risk.

-Developed many lines of depth and liquidity to insure customers

best pricing.

September, 2007 - May, 2008

Black Rock Derivatives LLC, Bridgeport, CT

Equity Option Proprietary Trader/Partner/Owner

-Trader/Partner/Administrator of small Hedge Fund

-Determined trading objectives and strategies as well as risk

thresholds per trade. Marketed Fund's overall strategy to acquire new

funds.

January, 2007- August, 2007

Access Securities LLC, Stamford, Connecticut

Equity Option Proprietary Trader

-Employed multitude of quantitatively researched arbitrage

strategies in order to minimize risk exposure in volatile market

conditions over an extensive index/equity derivative portfolio.

These include equity/derivative volatility arbitrage techniques,

synthetic relationships, and intensive risk/reward scenarios

drawing from a strong foundation in option theory and micro/macro

analytical skills.

May, 2004 - December, 2006

Millstone Trading LLC, Fairfield, Connecticut

Equity Option Proprietary Trader/Market Maker

-Employed analytical and fundamental techniques to strategize in

equity options.

-Through extensive research and historical analytics, designed

trades to capture opportunities in directional and volatility

situations.

January 1997- April 2004

Tahoe Trading LLC, New York, New York

Equity Option Market Maker

-Equity and Index Option & ETF Market Maker for most Market Indices,

Sectors and individual securities.

-Devised, structured & implemented trading strategies based on implied

volatility valuations, fundamental and technical analysis in the

context of daily capital market, sector, and corporate trends and

conditions.

-Helped develop and design the front end of an option

quoting/execution application which is used on all exchanges.

April, 1994 - November, 1996

Linnco Futures Group, LLC Inc, CBOT- Chicago, Illinois

Proprietary Commodity Options Trader

-Position Manager; duties entailed deciding what inventory would

consist of, maintained and managed multiple month option positions,

volatility and future spreads.

-Managed and trained junior traders and trader's assistants in both

clerical and computer duties. Created spreadsheets on excel to help

analyze both historical and implied volatilities.

June, 1989-March 1994

Northwestern Mutual Life, Chicago Illinois/ Stamford, Connecticut -

Insurance Agent

-Sold Life, Health and Disability insurance to both personal

and corporate clients.

Education:

May, 1989

Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut

B.S. in Marketing, minor in Finance

Computer skills:

Proficient with Excel, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint

Current Licenses:

Series 7

Series 55

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