Senior Trading Director

AREZKI KACER

Prague : Cell +420-***-***-***; Paris : Cell:+33-634-***-*** • : ******.*****@*******.*** OBJECTIVE : To help my employer to meet its goals and be successful while holding the position as Senior Multi Asset Trader at Director/VP level

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Senior Multi Assets Trader, at Director/VP level with over 30 years of expertise in trading diverse asset classes including equities, bonds, commodities, cryptocurrencies/digital assets and derivatives. Proficient in developing and executing trading strategies, managing risk, and optimizing portfolios. Adept at leveraging market insights and data analytics to drive profitable trading decisions. Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of mentoring junior traders and collaborating with cross-functional teams.. Competitive Advantages:

Trading & Risk Management: Display expertise in building, establishing and managing cross assets trading portfolios

& risk management with a skew for FICC markets as well as providing pricing and liquidity to the brokers, interbank markets and client. Possess intensive knowledge of risk management, along with accounting and auditing procedures for FICC trading. Trained by the top traders at Ivy League US / European Investment Banks (Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Société Générale etc.).

WORK EXPERIENCE

12/2023 to now – Multi Commodity Option Senior Trader • GREENLAND COMMODITY Science & Technology Hedge Fund • Prague, Czech Republic.

Develop and implement trading strategies for multiple asset classes, achieving a sharp ratio close to 2.

Conduct in-depth market analysis to identify trading opportunities and mitigate risks.

Manage a portfolio worth $300/350 million optimizing asset allocation to maximize returns.

Utilize advanced data analytics tools to forecast market trends and inform trading decisions.

Mentor and train junior traders, enhancing their trading skills and market knowledge.

Collaborate with the risk management team to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

Setting up relationships to major counterparts in the FICC space across Europe, USA & Asia

Providing critical support to the setup of the trading desk internally, notably communicating with all involved stakeholders including front office, back office, middle office and risk department. 07/2022 to 10/2023 – Head of Multi Assets Trading • BANKHAUS SCHEICH Wertpapierspezialist AG, Frankfurt

Lead a team of 6 traders, overseeing trading activities across multiple asset classes to achieve strategic objectives and maximize returns.

Develop and implement comprehensive trading strategies, resulting in an average annual return of 20% and a 50% increase in overall portfolio performance.

Conduct thorough market analysis to identify emerging trends, investment opportunities, and potential risks.

Manage a diverse assets & financial instruments derivatives portfolios, optimizing asset allocation to achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns.

Collaborate with senior management to align trading strategies with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, mentoring traders to enhance their skills and market knowledge.

Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, providing expert insights and tailored investment solutions. 01/2018 to 07/2022 – Senior Multi Assets Trade, VP • CIC Markets, Paris

Provide bid and ask quotes for options on various trading platforms, ensuring tight spreads and deep liquidity.

Develop and implement trading strategies to optimize market making activities and manage inventory risk.

Conduct comprehensive financial analysis to inform trading decisions and identify market opportunities.

Utilize advanced statistical models and algorithms to predict market movements and improve trading performance.

Monitor market conditions, news, and economic events to adjust trading strategies dynamically.

Collaborate with other traders and analysts to enhance overall trading strategies and market understanding. 08/2008 to 09/2016 – Head of Capital Market Trading • CMA-CGM S.A, Marseille, Singapore

Management and development of the private family portfolio of € 250 million and searching opportunities within the global financial markets in order to achieve the profits target versus a defined benchmark defined by the CEO.

Identify and execute opportunities in EM rates, FX and credit across Emerging and G10 markets

Develop strategies to profit from and hedge against fallout related to the Western European sovereign crisis.

Track events in developed markets to evaluate DM versus EM relative value trades in rates and currencies markets

Travel extensively to meet policymakers and local market participants in various EM countries

Build relationships with sell---side traders, strategists and researchers to ensure access to top---notch market color, economic views and trade pricing

Adapted and implemented a volatility trading strategies for the company $6 billion hedging derivatives book to manage oil risks to take opportunistic decisions to make profit from and hedge against prices fallout related to the Lehman Bros collapse.

09/2006 to 08/2008 – Head of FICC Trading • WESTLB, Düsseldorf, London, Sydney

Developed and implement complex trading strategies for the global liquid markets.

Accountable for making continuous, 2-sided market in all appointed classes at all times during the London, New- York and Sydney shift in the OTC markets on options, forward’s and spreads .

Trading and searching investment opportunities within the FICC markets in order to achieve our P&L target. Focus on FX, commodity, ETF, government bonds, interest rate swaps etc.

Developed and applied a proprietary trading strategy with several quantitative and technical analysis tools on Eurex, Cbot, futures and euro cash sovereign curve on FX, oil and gold options market that resulted in average annual returns of 35% on equity capital.

Making Markets in Gold option and swaps operations for Central Banks and hedge funds.

Cash management of the treasury gaps risks of the global FX and precious metals books

Redaction of daily market letters analysis and indicative pricing, volatilities curves to the clients

Provided derivatives products training to support salespeople as well as the customers. 05/2002 to 09/2006 – Head of Muti Assets Trading • VAN DER MOOLEN & Co, Köln, Amsterdam, New-York

Responsible for formulating and implementing the proprietary trading strategy with a risk management roadmap for the company to expand into FX, energy and metals, in T-bonds, Bunds and JGB, options and futures markets.

Pricing of derivatives strategies such as Bund/Bobl boxes, basis spread, swap spread, butterfly, condor, caps/floors, straddle, strangle etc.

Prop trading with several quantitative and technical analysis tools ON EUREX, CBOT, LME, ICE, NYMEX- COMEX, LIFFEEURONEXT futures and options price/vol curves.

Monitor and act on geopolitical and fundamental news to be profitable over 80% of trading days. 05/1994 - 04/2002 – Senior FX & STIRD Market-Maker • SOCIĖTĖ GĖNĖRALE CIB, Paris-La-Défense

Buy and sell variety of FX options and XAU vs USD options based on negotiated price discovery as per market supply/demand to provide the best service and liquidity to SG sales and clients.

Explore arbitrage opportunities between floor, electronic trading platform and OTC markets Manage portfolio risk associated with multiple options positions in high stress SG floor trading.

Adjust volatility and volatility skew for Currencies & Bullion in the market-making pricing model, everyday using the data available from RBS, Bloomberg and Reuters to get pricing sheets (Delta sheets) and update position accordingly.

Developed different trading strategies for bear and bull market. Got exposure to different kind of FX & Bullion options trading strategies like butterfly, straddle, strangle, ratio spread, calendar spread and managed risk associated with this in my options portfolio.

Perform research of global economy and monetary policy of central banks.

Keep in touch with FX & Bullion market to understand the products. 06/1990 - 05/1994 – Senior FX & Rates Market-Maker • J P MORGAN, Paris, London

Managing the Greeks of the FX options portfolio composed of the FRF vs G-7/EMG currencies.

Provide liquidity via market-making on FX options vanilla for key French corporates accounts

Buy and sell variety of OTC FX options based on negotiated price as per market supply and demand from customers

Works closely with senior FX options traders in Amsterdam quoting FX exotic options

Completed the Training Program in risk management FX option trading simulation In Amsterdam. 06/1989 - 06/1990 – Junior Trader • GOLDMAN SACHS Int. Ltd., Paris, London

Began career on the floor of GS working as an apprentice closely with senior traders in London. EDUCATION

MOOC in Statistics & Economy @ ENSAE ParisTech, France, 2020

ONLINE CERTIFICAT in Dynamics in the C-Suite @ INSEAD Paris 2016

MASTER in Finance @ ESDE Business School of Paris, France, 1991

B.S. in Marketing & Management @IAC-IECP Paris, France 1988 OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018 - 2019 - Paris Teacher to MBA in Trading & Risk Management IDRAC Business School,

Maintained exceptional standards in teaching trading financial markets subjects and academic administrative service.

Provided counseling and mentoring to graduate and undergraduate students. 2000-2001 – Lecturer in Trading Derivatives Markets at METODIS. Taught subjects for financial markets professionals

Money Markets Instruments

FX Swaps, FX Options and 2nd generation FX Options hedging Clients: BNP Paribas Private Equity, Treasury of Saint Gobain.

Since 2015 to now – Senior Trading Expert for Coleman Research, for Gerson Lehrman, N.Y & for Guidpoint Consulting.

Successfully managed projects and led implementation of FICC trading, funding & investments, risk consulting for Citibank, Macquarie Bank, Farralon Assets Management, Bain & Co, Accenture Tokyo etc.

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