TOM LINKER
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QUALIFICATIONS
Expert in portfolio and risk management. Fully licensed.
Built updated and enhanced trading programs
Understanding of life, health insurance products and retirement planning.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Power point, Pivot Tables and VBA
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, built proven successful teams
EXPERIENCE
TRADING OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Schottenfeld Group, Trader, Order Executioner, New York, NY, April-Present.
Identify opportunities in the financial markets using various strategies.
Managed 5 million dollars of firm capital in long and short term investments.
Executed orders manually and verbally, maintained daily/monthly/P@L records of firm
Utilized fundamental and technical analysis to manage firm capital.
Chimera Securities, Equity Trader, New York, NY, December 2010-April 2015
Wrote and used various programs to execute trades tailored to trending markets
Maintained constant research using spreadsheets on stocks and sectors that are in play or mispriced with maximum profitability and minimum volatility
Used various hedging techniques to maximize exposure.
Built book of business in the high yield income energy markets
Reviewed daily, monthly, and quarterly reports from Bloomberg, conference calls and company statements.
Madison Fund, Equity and Commodities Trader, New York, NY, January 2007- November 2010
Specialized in building trading programs built for speed and execution. Strategized to take advantage of rule changes.
Constantly monitored risk, while performing analytical studies on oil and gas portfolio. Made up to 70 trades a day based on technical and fundamental analysis.
Established risk tolerance and tailored portfolios to market and volatility
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
JPMorgan Chase, Personal Banker, New York, NY, December 2005- January 2007
Managed customers portfolios and serviced relationships in the community.
Applied market and securities knowledge to sell financial products
Worked with small businesses on how to grow and maximize lines of credit
Opened and maintained a full range of retail accounts and services
Morgan Stanley, Financial Advisor, New York, NY, December 2004-August 2005
Consistently followed company research and products and conveyed information to suitable investors
Specialized in retirement planning, portfolio management, and analysis of market trends
Developed and executed short and long-term financial strategies customized to meet client needs
Oppenheimer & Co., Financial Advisor, May 2003-December 2004
Assessed diverse market trends and disseminated the information to approximately 100 potential clients daily
Evaluated and made recommendations to clients in order to maintain healthy portfolios under changing market conditions
EDUCATION
Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, May 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology