Sales Manager

David M. Spangler

*** ********* ******* ? Fairfield, CT 06825

Phone: (203) 371-6985h (203) 520-1562c email: ***********@*****.***

Certified NASD series 7,55,63 (current)

Qualifications Summary

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Highly motivated and detail oriented financial professional, showcasing

more than thirteen years experience market making, proprietary trading and

managing trading desks. Markets include all equities both international

and domestic, commodities, and FX. Key competencies include:

( International Equities ( Proprietary Trading

( Domestic Equities ( Market Making (listed

equities and FX)

( Foreign Exchange ( Institutional Agency

Trading

( CFD's ( Team

Development and Management

Career Synopsis

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Opus Trading Fund LLc, Norwalk, Ct.

2009-current

Portfolio Manager/Trader

Analyze, execute, and manage long/short, intra-day and short term trading

portfolio of equities employing Schoenfeld proprietary software, research

and analytics. Monitor and screen for daily trading situations and setups.

Trade focus list of stocks derived through select, filtering, and

monitoring of sector rotation. Assemble and analyze data on sectors,

individual securities, and commodities to identify risk, and entry and exit

points.

. Implement trading strategies based on a variety of factors including

technical and fundamental analysis of securities and overall market

picture.

. Perform detailed analysis of overall portfolio risk factors(sector,

capitalization, long/short exposure) and performance through

statistical studies and performance indicators.

Boston Merchant Financial, Boston, Ma. 2008-

2009

Dealer/Risk controller of Cfd Trading

Chief Dealer, market maker and risk controller of FX and CFD platform for

start up online retail brokerage company. Manage all aspects of the

development and evolution of CFD, and FX platforms with responsibilities

ranging from trading and risk management to business and new product

development.

. Manage and Monitor overall Risk of CFD products which include

equities, indices, currencies, commodities, and interest rates.

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. Analyze customer order flow in order to utilize it in an efficient and

effective manner that gives the client best execution and maximizes

profits for the firm.

. Arrange hedging relationships with other firms to ensure highest

quality execution and that each new product being offered has the

ability to offset risk.

. Work with sales/marketing and IT departments to ensure that the

evolution of the platform is focused on the needs and expectations of

the client.

Westminster Securities Corp., New York, NY.

2007-2008

Vice President International Trading

Provided institutional clients including hedge funds and mutual funds with

high quality in depth foreign equity execution. Spearheaded efforts

addressing connectivity, clearing, and client marketing, for trading in

stock exchanges of numerous countries in continental Europe, United

Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Asian Pacific region with trades

clearing in US, or local currencies. Manage the entire lifeline of the

trade from the execution through the settlement.

. Execute institutional international equity orders using DMA with

experience trading in various markets such as Canada, UK, Germany,

Norway, Belgium, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and

Australia.

. Optimize execution strategy, choice of best algorithm based on the

specific market structures and their respective trading nuances.

. Analyze and measure the market impact of trades through pre and post

trade analytics.

. Keep clients abreast of the market color of the countries in which

they are trading.

. Maintain prime brokerage relationships in Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Echotrade LLC/Spangler Capital, New York, NY

2005-2007

Proprietary Trader

Model and implement market neutral, long/short equity strategies to obtain

efficient returns with leveraged money. Opportunistically identify short-

to medium-term trading situations, and profit from them. Developed an intra-

day FX model and provided consulting for start-up proprietary trading desk.

. Constructed equity long/short portfolio with emphasis on shorter

duration trades.

. Consistently profitable notwithstanding market swings.

. Analyze currency market and economic releases for arbitrage

opportunities.

. Provide guidance, direction, and training to less experienced traders.

Knight Capital Markets, Jersey City, NJ

1997-2005

Vice President Listed Trading

Market maker in listed equities. Traded retail and institutional order flow

of AMEX and NYSE companies, acting in both, principle and agent capacities.

Manage position risk of capital commitments. Ascertain market impact of

orders and advise sales traders accordingly. Acted as a liaison between

trading desk and IT to optimize the performance of the proprietary trading

system. Built mutually-profitable relationships with sales desk and

institutions.

. Began by turning consistently nonperforming portfolios into money-

makers, converting $1 million annual loss into $500 thousand annual

gain.

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. Added at least $3 million annually to firm's bottom line through

inventive, yet prudent trading and portfolio management strategies.

. From 2000-2005 was in the firm's top three listed accounts for

consistent P&L generation.

AIG Trading Group, Greenwich, CT

1995-1997

Foreign Exchange Trading Assistant

Assisted top foreign exchange traders to take orders, coordinate back

office work and track P&L. Tracked firms currency positions and

investigated problems, including trade input, option exercises, price

fixing and equity. Provided weekly reports to the Federal Reserve

identifying the firm's net exposure versus various currencies.

Education Skills and interests

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Boston University, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration

Varsity Athlete, Football

New York Institute of Finance, New York, NY

Certificates in Technical Analysis I and II

Proficient in:

Bloomberg, Tradeware Global, Excel, NetExPro, ADP, Ridge, BOES, Bond Desk,

Oasis Global ACT, ACT Forex

Interests Include but not limited to: Fishing, golf, tennis, sailing,

politics and coaching and mentoring youth football, lacrosse, and baseball

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