Nicholas Rudi

* ********* *****, ** ********** Road W9 1EZ

Mob: +447********* Email: acyxb6@r.postjobfree.com

South African & EU(German) Passport Holder

Summary:

I am experienced in Equities and Commodities, from Oil through to Metals and Ores and the commercial shipping market including voyage economics and chartering practices. I have detailed understanding of commercial, legal, financial and operational aspects of management. I have extensive knowledge and experience in implementing regaulatory reforms such as Mifid, Dodd Frank and EMIR. I have strong Credit and Analytical skills.

Experience:

BGC PARTNERS LONDON

Jun 2014 – Dec 2016

Commodity Derivatives Broker – Co Head of Desk Europe

Built a successful commodity derivatives desk specializing in Iron Ore.

Clients range from hedgers and speculators to the producers and major investment banks .

I built the business from the ground-up, setting in place all aspects of the business from back office systemsto the compliance guide book for the front office.

Set VAR limits and the systems to quantify position limits.

Specialized in client specific hedging strategies and analysing the macro economics of the market for clients.

Utilized my business network to expand into the Asian and American markets.

ICAP LONDON

Jun 2012 – Jun 2014

Commodity Derivatives Broker – Desk Head Europe

As with BGC, I built a successful Iron Ore derivatives desk; in the 2012-2013 period we took 4%of the of the market which was trading 275million tonnes that year and in the period 2013-2014 we increased this to 8% of the market which was trading 550million tonnes in total.

Expanded this desk into less liquid commodities such as coking coal and various steel derivatives.

Established long standing and productive contacts in both European and Asian markets.

My language skills were put to use developing new relationships with financial and commercial institutions in Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.

CLARKSONS SECURITIES LTD LONDON

Jan 2011 – Jun 2012

Commodity Derivatives Broker – Desk Head

Built a successful desk in the newly commoditized Iron Ore market

Took the desk from a concept to a profitable operation.

Responsible for all aspects of managing, running and set up of the desk.

Brought together Financial institutions both European and Asian with the established trading houses and established long standing trade agreements between these parties.

CLARKSONS SECURITIES LTD LONDON

Feb 2005 – Jan 2011

Senior FFA (OIL TANKERS) Futures Broker

A member of a successful team specializing in shipping futures (FFA’s) for the oil market. Writing over $5million per year in brokerage tickets.

I have a good knowledge of commercial shipping including voyage economics, chartering practices, logistics and voyage economics

Dealt with a wide range of clients from small investors to multi-national oil companies to Investment banks.

Developed hedging strategies for both crude and clean products and routes.

Worked closely with the period charter desk in order to properly hedge time-charter agreements.

AMALGAMATED METALS TRADING LTD

Feb 2004 – Jul 2005

LME Metals Broker

Part of the floor broking team on the London Metal Exchange floor, dealing in metals futures.

Transacted with trading firms and Investment banks across Europe and Asia, utilizing my language skills.

Learned the business from the ground up under extremely successful and proven professional group of brokers and LME floor dealers.

PCS DERIVATIVES LTD SOUTH AFRICA

Sep 2002 – Jan 2004

Futures Trader

Financial futures trader for PCS’s ALSI index prop book.

Traded agricultural commodities on behalf of large institutional clients – a book I managed to grow through building long standing relationships with my clients.

APPLETON SECURITIES LTD SOUTH AFRICA

Feb 1999 – Aug 2002

Private Client Stock Broker

Private client stock broker building relationships and trust over three years advising and reading the market movements on behalf of these clients.

Education:

UNISA(University of South Africa) : 1995-1998 Bachelor of Commerce(Bcomm) - Economics

FSA : Registered person

National Futures Association(USA) : Series 3

ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) : Brent crude options, Trading and Pricing

Languages : English, Afrikaans/Dutch, German, Greek and Portuguese

IT: Computer literate, Bloomberg, Mircrosoft office, Excel

Regulations : Mifid, Dodd Frank, EMIR and ESMA

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