Experienced Trader and Back Office Representative

Laurie A. Hedlund

REGISTRATIONS

Series: * (Commodity Futures), 4 (Options Principal), 7 (Registered Rep), 24 (Principal),

** (Fin Op), 55 (Equity Trader) and 63 (State Law)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am a registered trader and STAC member, offering over 18 years of progressive experience. I am able to effectively communicate and quickly resolve critical issues within a professional brokerage operation. I’m disciplined, organized and possess a genuine concern for my clients and their accounts.

EXPERIENCE

Jackson Securities, LLC - Chicago IL (formerly Berean Capital, Inc) / 2002 - Present

EQUITY TRADER & OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE

• Execute equity institutional trades and facilitate fixed income trading

• Liaison between clients and clearing firm on all settlement issues

• Support and assist Compliance Department

• Utilize NYFIX, ALERT, OASYS, Beta and have direct contact with NYSE floor

ABN AMRO, Inc. - Chicago, IL / 1997 - 2000

CORRESPONDENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

• Communicated between brokers, traders, margin department, P&S department, and the cage to ensure proper settlement of DVP trades

• Located and addressed trade discrepancies such as: money, shares, trade/settle date & broker offset

• Utilized the DTC terminal to retrieve ID confirms and track stock deliveries/receipts

• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Bloomberg

• Cross-referenced client positions with assignments on option expiration

• Affirmed prime broker trades

Clayton Securities Services, Inc. - St. Louis, MO / 1991 - 1997

CLIENT SERVICES/OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE

• Monitored client buying power and adherence to NASD rules & regulations

• Utilized NASDAQ (Levels 1& 2), SIS, ADP, Phase 3 and Beta to expedite client orders

• Setup / looked up client accounts & managed orders: stocks, stock options, bonds, and mutual funds

• Accountable for systems control, wire operations, stock receipt, confirmations

• Successfully executed trades for cash accounts and entered bank deposits

Commerce Bank - St. Louis, MO / 1990 - 1991

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

• Efficiently transferred funds on a consistent and accurate basis

• Provided outstanding customer service to each potential and existing client

• Primary support for Central Group Branch Manager SVP, and two AVPs

• Coordinated sales meetings

EDUCATION

Fontbonne College (now Fontbonne University) - St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Science Degree, Cum Laude, 1991

Major: Business Administration

Minor: Finance / Mathematics

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