Office Sales

NICK BUONAGURIO

*** ******* **, ***. *** Hoboken, NJ 07030 201-***-**** ****.*****@*****.***

Financial Services Professional offering 10 years of experience in the interdealer market with a focus on Equity Derivatives, seeking an operational role with a leading financial institution. Solid analytical aptitude, able to quickly grasp and articulate complex topics. Leverage deep knowledge of markets, rules, and regulations. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills; equally comfortable and credible interacting with senior managers as well as entry level personnel. Maintain a sense of composure in stressful situations, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively with other colleagues. Areas of expertise include:

• Option and Volatility Trading Strategies • Option Brokerage and Operations

• Trading & Order Management Systems • Relationship Management

• Order Execution, Clearance and Settlement • FINRA Compliance PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ICAP: LINKBROKERS DERIVATIVES New York, NY 2006 – 2016 EQUITY DERIVATIVES Execution Broker (2007- 2016)

World’s premier interdealer broker and provider of post-trade risk and information services

• Worked collaboratively with the Option Brokerage team to arrange, manage, and execute option and equity trades.

• Target customers who are equity derivative traders and use listed options, stocks, over-the-counter

(OTC) options, or swaps to trade volatility in stocks, ETFs and indexes.

• Proactively provide support to key clients including the equity derivatives desks at the bulge bracket banks, market makers and hedge funds.

• Receive orders from customers via phone, instant message, or Bloomberg. Immediately determine the best way to work the order as orders vary in size, risk, and time sensitivity.

• Arrange trades through various counter parties, and execute them verbally on a live open outcry exchange, electronically, or OTC.

• Developed the ability to understand the primary goal of each order which can be to lay off risk, discover the proper market price, or locate liquidity.

• Enter the marketplace by electronically executing orders using option and stock execution systems, or shopping the order to other relevant market participants including flow desks, prop desks, and market makers.

• Determine the best execution type for each order to provide initiating customer the best order fill while maximizing business for the desk. Often coordinate multiple execution strategies for a single order.

• Continually keep customers current with what is trading in the market. Consistently update customers with information on trades in their respective sectors and research when applicable. FRONT OFFICE CLERK (2006- 2007)

• Send trade confirms and coordinate clearance with trading desk, sales, and middle office.

• Resolve trade breaks, billing discrepancies, and clearance issues. Manage commission splits and coordinate with exchange representatives on regulations, best practices, exchange fees, and order flow payments.

• Perform daily audits on house accounts to fully comply with FINRA regulations and guidelines.

• Facilitate onboarding new clients with middle office, compliance, and risk departments. NEWS CORPORATION New York, NY 2004 – 2005

ACCOUNT ASSOCIATE

EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT BS, Marketing with International Business minor GPA 3.45 Lorenzo de’Medici, Florence, Italy Completed one semester of Study Abroad Program FINRA Series 7, 55, and 63 Licenses

Proficient with Bloomberg, multiple Equity and Option trading applications, and MS Office

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