William Babis
Scotch Plains, NJ
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An accomplished bond trading veteran with decades of experience and a keen understanding of market dynamics. A proven record of success in developing accounts and growing market share. Excels at collaborating with international traders and establishing relationships and working all stage of a trade. Outstanding communication skills, leadership ability and business acumen.
Accounts Management / Digital Trading / Establishing Relationships / Prospecting Consultative & Solution Selling / Process Improvements / Audience Targeting / Strong & Persuasive Communicator
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Institutional Government Bond Broker July 2018 - Present
Schneid Martin Capital (SMC), New York, NY
Offscreen US Government Bond Broker, brokering verbally and via Bloomberg
Government bond trades in US Treasuries from zero to 30 years (Bills to Bonds)
BGC Partners, New York, NY Oct 2004 – June 2018
Institutional Government Bond Broker
Facilitated anonymous trades in primary government bond market swaps between primary dealer banks, regional banks and hedge funds
Worked bids and offers to execute spread trades from off-the-run bond to off-the-run bond
Provided testing on updates to the electronic platform for US Treasury Swaps and once released, training to
other traders
Established relationships with a variety of government bond traders through a wide range of in-person,
social activities, including traders from BTG Pactual, Bank of Montreal, Societe Generale and Cantor Fitzgerald
Goldenberg, Hehmeyer LLP, Randolph NJ April 2004-Sept 2004
Government Bond Day Trader
Conducted 5-year note trades, evaluated opportunities as dictated by the market
Overbought and oversold market environments at technical levels (support and resistance) based on Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) analysis
BrokerTec, New York, NY May 2003 - Feb 2004
Electronic Government Bond Broker
Serviced Primary Government Bond Trades, including personally entertaining traders (dinner, drinks, golf etc) to build relationships
Provided user-testing for new versions of the bond trading system as well as providing training to other traders
Acted as an intermediary when a trading issue arose, acting in a customer servicer role to resolve the issue
Assisted in the merger transition between BrokerTec and ICAP
FORMAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
State University of New York, Oswego
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