Trading Support Associate

CHRISTOPHER COULTON

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Telephone: 077**-***-***

Email: **************@*******.***

EDUCATION

University of Manchester, Manchester, UK MPhys Physics 2008-2013

(Laser Technology, Frontiers of Photon Science, Frontiers of Particle Physics I, 4th Year Research Project and programming in C++)

Upper Second Class Honours

Bedford School, Beds, UK A-Levels 2006-2008

Maths: A

Physics: A

Chemistry: B

AS –Level Biology: A

IT Skills: Word, Excel, Matlab, C++, Unix, Bash, Corvil. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Instinet Europe Limited, London, UK August 2014 – Present A global agency-only equity broker.

Trading Support Analyst August 2014 – March 2016

Trading Support Associate April 2016 - Present

Specialised in supporting latency sensitive trading products. o Taken a leading role in the support of said products, including supporting them solo in high pressure situations.

o Liaised with developers on future tools and functionality needed to improve support.

Took ownership in delivery of future products, communicating across multiple teams to ensure swift and reliable delivery.

Reading process logs and trading logs in FIX and translated Exchange Native Protocols.

Provided telephone and email support for clients and in-house traders in London and satellite EMEA offices.

Regularly oversaw and performed weekend testing, deployments and emergency support.

Written and maintained some scripts in bash, light exposure to python.

Exposure to trading algorithms and market data.

FlexTrade UK Ltd, London, UK October 2013 – August 2014 A technology provider, producing and supporting trading platforms for equities and FX using FIX protocol. Junior Technical Support Analyst

Onboarded new clients, routing of FIX messages and conformance testing.

Provided telephone and email support for traders and brokers experiencing technical difficulties with live systems.

Wrote scripts in bash for use with Linux.

Resolved bugs and implemented the changes in production. H20 Venture Partners, Oxford, UK June 2012 – July 2012 An incubator specialising in commercialising university medical research. Summer Intern

Conducted research into emerging methods of Glaucoma diagnosis for use in developing economies

Conducted extensive analysis based on scientific publications, patents and meetings with Oxford University academics.

Produced research papers comparing the pros and cons of each technology.

The research papers have been added to a portfolio for possible investment opportunities. University of Manchester School of Physics and Astronomy, Manchester, UK June 2011-August 2011 Research in the Biophysics Department.

Research Student

Altered an existing C++ model of a canine heart in order to produce a self sustaining heart beat.

The model had been produced by previous students and did not return the correct results.

Conducted research into the functioning of ion channels in heart tissue and attempted to produce the correct result.

Was able to produce a closer approximation to the desired result and leave the code in a more decipherable state.

TRL Technology, Tewkesbury, UK June 2010-August 2010 UK based defence contractor.

Summer Internship

Assigned to the future technology department to develop ideas for new force protection methods.

Researched the use of cheap accelerometers as a disposable method of bomb detection.

Conducted practical experiments into the feasibility of the accelerometer and also researched sourcing for potential components.

Produced a research paper with findings and recommendations for possible alternate markets and uses for the technology.

Aisling Analytics, Singapore June 2009-August 2009 A commodities hedge fund with over $1 Billion assets under management Summer Internship

Managed Daily Reconciliation of trading activity

Compare the trader’s reports with the brokerage accounts and update the positions spreadsheet for presentation to the principal.

Produced consistently accurate results under extreme time pressure.

Produced a presentation for a proposed equity fund.

Researched potential equity investments for the fund. L3 Communications Inc, New York City, USA July 2007 – August 2007 A US based National Security, Surveillance and Technology Company July 2008 – August 2008 Summer Internships

Researched several competing technologies and presented my findings for consumption by non-scientific members of the company.

The technologies included Iris scanning, Vs retinal scanning and alternate detection technologies.

Prepared two white papers on the above topics which were later used in M&A decisions. In fact, the board proceeded with the project as per my recommendation.

The report was later used in a larger company project. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) Score: 640 (97th Percentile) Hobbies and Interests:

Learning Japanese as a hobby.

Ran the Manchester Great Run 2012, Run the River 2014 and 2015 and Flamstead 10K Chairman and Founder of Manchester University Manga and Comic Drawing Society – Feb 2010 – June 2011. Social Rugby – Physics Dept XV - University Hall league. Computer Gaming – Grand Strategy Games

Amateur Dramatics – Member of Manchester University Panto Society. References supplied upon request.

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