Trader

Jonathan Cushman

*** ********* *****, ********* *****, IL 60514 ∙ Phone: 708-***-**** ∙ Email: **********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Financial markets professional with over 10 years of experience in multiple aspects of the securities industry. Possess strong analytic skills used to help enhance profitability for the company and its largest traders. Gained valuable trading experience in the futures, cash, and options markets. Brokered and maintained valuable customer relationships while managing the global execution desk.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Boss Trading/Gelber Group, Chicago, IL

Market Analyst/Assistant Manager; May 2007 to November 2008

Provided fundamental and technical analysis for the group. Developed risk/reward strategies and cross-market hedging strategies with individual traders. Contact person between traders and multiple office departments.

• Interpreted fundamental developments, market news, and trends in order to develop cohesive market strategies used by the trading group

• Produced daily technical trading sheet for 18 global futures products

Gelber Securities, LLC, Chicago, IL

Trader/Business Manager; August 2002 – January 2007

Partnered with multi-million dollar fixed income trader to develop short and long-term trading and risk management strategies in futures, options, and cash securities. Actively gained trading experience with futures and options in equities, currencies, fixed income, commodities, individual stocks, cash government securities, cash, and futures yield curve.

• Participated in decision making for day-to-day trading

• Developed long-term trade outlooks and managed entry, exit, and risk management for these trades

• Performed macro and technical research/analysis for trade scenarios and data trends

• Tracked and monitored all P/L, commissions, fees, repo income/expenses, settlements, trade confirmations, and margin requirements

• Established relationships with various outside brokers/dealers

• Coordinated and maintained relationships with back-office, clearing, and risk management departments as well as automated software developers

• Executed trades on E-Speed, BrokerTec, TradeWeb, Trading Technologies X-Trader, and Real Tick

• Performed individual trading within partner’s account

Manager, Global Execution Group; January 2000 – August 2002

• Oversaw and maintained operations of global execution group

• Supervised 8-10 employees and responsible for all hiring/termination/compensation

• Researched and selected front-end execution platforms used in the group

• Cultivated relationships with large dealer, proprietary, and local customers

• Brokered customer arbitrage in treasury futures

• Managed all administrative duties

• Implemented and recommended policies for erroneous trades and general group operations

Clerk, Global Execution Group; January 1996 – January 2000

• Worked all shifts for Asian, European, and U.S. market

• Executed, entered, and monitored customer orders

• Ran overnight back-office operations

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degrees in Banking and Finance and Managerial Finance

University of Mississippi, June 1996

Series 3 and Series 72 licenses

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