Trading

Matthew B. Rickard

**** ******* #*

Chicago, IL *0613

Work: 312-***-**** ext. 455

Cell: 312-***-****

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Professional Experience

** – Present INDEPENDENT TRADER

FUTURES/EQUITES

 Evaluate fundamental and technical analysis for equity options and futures markets

 Execute trades for maximum profit potential with limited risk

 Monitor positions continuously, making adjustments as necessary

 Research and review supply and demand data, weather forecasts for potential market movement

02/00 – 05/02 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, NEW YORK

SENIOR ANALYST, FUTURES AND OPTIONS (COMPLIANCE/RISK)

 Advised senior management for corrective actions for institutional and retail futures, options and foreign exchange accounts

 Calculated market exposure, risk, and advised corrective actions to senior management, reporting findings to senior management

 Advised trading restrictions on over-leveraged accounts to branch managers for option and futures accounts

 Insure accounts are trading within National Futures Association and Commodities Futures Trade Commission guidelines and regulations

 Advised senior management of position adjustments, and potential liquidation for both futures and options accounts

02/00– 02/01 SUSQUEHANNA INVESTOR GROUP, CHICAGO

TRADE CLERK

 Executed equity and equity option trades on domestic exchanges

 Monitored proprietary firm’s positions using delta, theta, gamma and proprietary information

 Tracked positions continuously using Micro hedge, reporting data to Head Trader

 Tracked and reported expiration dividends to Head Trader for exercising opportunities

04/99-02/00 FOX INVESTMENTS/OPPOROTUNITIES IN OPTIONS

FUTURES OPTIONS BROKER

 Solicited potential cliental to capitalize on potential market movement using various options and/or futures strategies

 Notified and advised customers of maintenance/margin calls and actions to be taken

 Advised cliental of fundamental and technical analysis, expiration dates, market volatility, option values, intrinsic value and time value

 Rolled client positions to distant contract month, avoiding first and last notice day

 Reviewed new account, arbitration and know your customer documentation relative to all new accounts

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