East Northport, NY *****
631-***-**** *********@*****.***
JOSEPH L. MEZZAPESA
Successful trader/manager with strong intuitive risk taking abilities, coupled with excellent
leadership and communication skills. Experience in the cash, futures, and money markets.
EXPERIENCE:
7/11 – 7/15 JEFFERIES BACHE, LLC, New York
Vice President/Manager Asia Precious Metals Desk
Successfully manage all risk on the desk while executing large orders and supervising other traders.
Responsible for creating, maintaining and enhancing customer relations.
Provide clientele with timely market information, analysis and trading strategies.
Compliant with all government regulations and policies pertaining to the Patriot Act and
Dodd Frank.
10/00 - 7/11 PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, New York
Vice President/Foreign Exchange
Consistently increased trading revenues.
Executed customer business professionally and profitably.
Successfully trained junior traders.
9/98 – 7/00 DEUTSCHE GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, New York
AVP, Treasury/Senior Foreign Exchange Trader
Traded USD/YEN in the inter bank and brokerage markets. Supplied liquidity to the option and corporate desks. Proprietary trading in the cash and option markets. Managed the NY foreign exchange order book.
2/96 9/98 BANCA DI ROMA, New York
Senior Foreign Exchange Trader
Traded USD/DEM and USD/ITL in the inter bank and brokerage markets.
Proprietary trading in G7 currencies. Established new client relationships.
8/90 1/96 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, New York
Senior Foreign Exchange Trader
Traded GBP/USD (8/90 to 6/94) in the inter bank and brokerage markets. Supplied the corporate desk with highly competitive price quotations. Promoted to USD/JPY trader (6/94). Provided fundamental and technical analysis for weekly market forecasting meetings. Trained and supervised junior dealers. Assembled a global network of market contacts.
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame, Indiana
B.A. Economics May 1983
SCHOLASTIC Graduated with honors G.P.A. 3.5
HONORS: Member of Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society
Member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Recipient of Daily Memorial Academic Scholarship