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Trading Market Street

Location:
Tinley Park, IL, 60477
Posted:
August 25, 2022

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SCOTT GECAS (SJG)

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EQUITY FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

•Dedicated, and results-oriented financial professional able to leverage extensive experience that includes extensive futures / event / momentum trading along with broad understanding of all financial markets, including equities, foreign exchange, interest rate, commodities, caps, floors, collars, FRAs, swaps, swaptions, and other structured products.

•Experience in proactively identifying rate trends, market flows and securities lending outperformance opportunities, assisting with trading desk operations, and developing / maintaining solid business relationships with US and international banks, lending institutions, and broker-dealers.

•Focused on values, organizational objectives, and strategic planning to directly impact the success and growth of the organization.

CAREER PROGRESSION & ACHIEVEMENTS

Chief Market Strategist Walsh Trading INC 2019-present

Raise Capital

Identify price opportunities with options in all sectors of the futures and option markets

Lead the sales team with insightful market knowledge to explain to clients

Provide market commentary to RFD,Sky News, Bloomberg,BNN

TREBUCHET FINANCIAL 2006 – 2016

Equity Option Market Maker

Provide key insightful financial expertise to proprietary options and event / momentum trading activities while evaluating news and markets bearing a direct impact on financial market performance. Trade yield curve spreads including 30, 10, and 5 year bond futures, traded Eurodollar futures using strict criteria for entering and exiting positions. Expertly utilize MS Office to maintain and accurately keep track of positions and P&L for trading account.

•Demonstrate expertise in exploiting inefficiencies within marketplace.

•Effectively manage portfolio risks, including Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho and effective hedge variables while competing for trades in an extremely competitive environment.

•Knowledgeable in analyzing credit support agreement language and demonstrate broad understanding of all financial markets, including equities, foreign exchange, interest rate, commodities, caps, floors, collars, FRAs, swaps, swaptions, and other structured products.

U.S.A TRADING 2004 – 2005

Bond Trader

Facilitated proprietary futures, event, and momentum trading activities. Utilized firm’s trading system to capture theoretical edge and generate daily profits in five, ten, and thirty year bond markets.

•Provided subject matter expertise and market-related insight to select bonds, capital markets, interest rate environment and income sales strategy.

•Assisted Portfolio Managers in daily surveillance of accounts, appropriately communicating key activity relative to account guidelines and parameters.

•Provided market-related insight that helps Portfolio Managers identify relative value opportunities for accounts.

Previous Professional Career History:

Market Street Securities, 2003 - 2004, Equity Option Market Maker

Cutler Trading, 2002 - 2003, Equity Option Market Maker

Letco Trading, 1996 - 2002, Equity Option Market Maker

EDUCATION

International Trading Institute Ltd., Chicago, IL Saint Mary’s University, Winona, MN



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