Manager Management
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Peter
Williams
Flossmoor, IL 60422
**@***************.***
SUMMARY
Currently seeking employment in the agricultural finance or risk management sectors. Offer many years of successful experience trading agricultural futures, sound risk management, personnel management and client management. Will bring high energy, motivation and an even disposition to the workplace environment.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Commodities Broker, Kottke Associates
Chicago, Illinois – August 2015 – Current
Kottke Associates is an IB with Global reach based in Chicago, Il executing trades at all major exchanges.
Accomplishments
Passed Series 3 examination
Contact with new and existing customers to both grow the execution business and retain existing customer base
Execution specialist dealing in Agricultural Futures and Options
Develop automated trading strategies to better assist existing customers and grow the business with new customers seeking automation
Write a daily newsletter for Crushtraders.com along with intraday market updates providing color and analysis
Managing Partner, Bayesian Trading, LLC
Homewood, Illinois 2012-2015
Bayesian Trading, LLC is a proprietary trading firm which uses both ATS and point and click arbitraging the agricultural futures market at the CBOT.
Accomplishments
Hired a development team to code strategies
Risk manager for entire operation
Liaison between our firm and multiple exchanges
Extended knowledge of Excel, Putty and C coding for research and execution of strategies
Facilitated connecting directly to CBOT and ICE for low latency strategies
Heavy Excel experience
Mastered CTS trading software
Head of Commodity Division, Homo Experimentalis
Chicago, Illinois 2011-2012
Consultant to well known Chicago-based hedge fund presenting both commodity and equity strategies with high Alpha.
Accomplishments
Began using Putty and Stata for research
Developed and researched multiple strategies for effectiveness
Presented multiple strategies to CEO of hedge fund and his team
Managed research and development team of Commodity Division
Mastered Bloomberg box
General Partner, Wiklund Trading, LLC
Chicago, Illinois - 1994-2011
Proprietary trading firm based at the CBOT which involved floor trading and electronic trading as of 2007. Arbitrage specialists in both the Soy Complex and Corn and Wheat.
Accomplishments
Trading clerk on the floor of CBOT 1994-1998
Responsibilities including balancing positions, flashing orders and quoting markets
Responsibilities grew as the firm grew and tasks were completed efficiently, lowering cost of trade
General Partner as of 1999
Elected to the Soybean Meal Pit Committee from 2006-2010
Responsibilities with firm include formulating and executing successful strategies on the trading floor and electronic platform through sound market analysis, risk management. Leader of firm’s floor operation 2008-2011
Medium/Heavy Excel use
Mastered CQG, DTN, TT trading software
Agricultural Trader, MidAmerica Exchange
Chicago, Illinois - 1993-1994
Traded account at the MidAmerica Exchange in the CBOT.
Accomplishments
Learning the function of the various future markets
Began to formulate base for connecting fundamental and technical research
Risk manager
Execution manager
EDUCATION
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Engineering, Agricultural Business 1989-1993
Previous experience as runner at the CBOT led me to Ag Business major at ASU. Provided a sound fundamental basis for going forward in the agricultural trading business as well as incorporating teamwork, time management and organization.
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