High School Assistant

DEMETRE GEORGOPOULOS

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Tel: 450-***-**** Cell: 514-***-**** *******************@*****.***

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Impeccable personal presentation

Self-starter and ability to work with minimal supervision

Exceptional attention to detail and ability to deal with pressure

Reliability, highest standards of honesty, integrity and discretion

Strong analytical/numerical skills and problem solver

Organizational skills / ability to handle multiple projects

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral & written)

Adaptable at working in multiple countries and cultures

Thriving passion to excel in anything I do

Computer knowledge: Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes

Language competencies: English, Greek, French (beginner-functional)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Management - Pro Trader 2009 – 2014

BG INTERNATIONAL, Montreal

Trades Fx spot and U.S. Securities

Futures (ES & GOLD)

Attended weekly internal meetings and devised ways of better efficiency

ProTrader 2006 – 2009

DESJARDINS, Montreal

Traded a Portfolio of U.S. Securities, Foreign Exchange

W eekly meetings with internal managers on issues raised during the week, suggest streamlining

improvements to existing processes

Trader 2002 – 2006

SWIFT TRADE, Montreal

Traded U.S. Securities

Ensured daily procedures and daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation reports

Ensured internal procedures and templates are kept up to date and in line with market practices

Achievement: Contributed to the development of templates for structured trades

Fx Trader 1995 – 2002

NBG - NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, Montreal

Traded FX spot and forwards

Liaising with settlements to ensure trades are settled on time

Prepare and check trades against the ISDA Definitions, resolved documentation issues by raising

issues to Traders and prioritize and chase all outstanding unsigned Docs

Achievement: Reduced aged backlog of outstanding trades from 220 to single manageable

numbers

Trading Assistant 1990 – 1995

MACDOUGALL MAYER, Montreal

Provided securities information and trading services to a broad range of clients

Attend weekly internal meetings and devise ways of better efficiency

EDUCATION

Studies in Commerce: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Montreal

Stock Marker course: VANIER COLLEGE, Montreal

High School Studies: KASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL, Greece

References - Available upon request

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