Trader/broker, 5 yrs experience, want to gain more int. exp.

HORDUR STEINAR SIGURJONSSON

Date of Birth: **. October 1975 Telephone: +354-***-**-** E-mail: *******@*****.***

_____________________________________________________________CAREER HISTORY

**** (Feb) - present Virding Hf., Capital Markets - Trader - (www.virding.is)

- Trading domestic bonds and equity. Also trading Nordic Markets, bonds and equity

- Developing a client base for trading domestic and foreign equity and other products

- Strengthening and developing existing client base relationships

- Client base consisting of investment banks, pension funds, prop desks, asset managers, fund managers

2005 (Oct)-2009 (Oct) VBS investment bank, Capital Markets - Trader - (www.vbs.is)

- Trading foreign/domestic stocks and bonds, in the Pan European region, Nordic Markets and USA

- Good overall knowledge of the Nordic Equity Markets, 4 years of experience trading Nordic Markets

- Trading ETF-s and CFD-s, some commodities and FX-trading

- Trading money market papers and bonds for VBS Treasury

- Establishing new client connection, making cold calls, pitching strategies

- Assuring and strengthening the existing client relationship

- Client base consists of institutional clients, pension funds, prop desks and large private investors

2004 (Oct)-2005 INNN Consulting and software, Marketing & sales manager - (www.eskill.is)

- Overall management, finance and budget control, contract structuring and other responsibilities

- Landing new deals with some of Iceland-s biggest companies and organizations

- Spotting potential new clients and ensuring the current client base, with regular client meetings

- Managing numerous IT projects, focusing on client demands and custom made solutions

- Started with INNN as project manager, but was later promoted to Marketing and Sales manager

2004 (Jan-Oct) KPMG, Accounting - (www.kpmg.is)

- Processing financial statements, assurance

- Business advisory services, including auditing

- Focusing on auditing for banks and equity funds

1996-2000 WURTH ICELAND, Purchasing manager - (www.wurth.is)

- In charge of all purchasing and price negotiations for Wurth Iceland

- Interaction with over 50 international sellers and distributors

- Planning, implementing and monitoring marketing campaigns with head of sales and marketing

- 1996-1998 Warehouse manager, with over 9.000 article numbers, logistics, staff management

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EDUCATION

2005 Course in certification in securities brokering

2005 Trading license from NASDAQ-OMX Iceland and The FSA in Iceland.

2003-2004 University of Iceland, Accounting and Finance - Cand.oecon

(3 exams incomplete on the second semester due to my work at KPMG at the time)

2000-2003 Reykjavik University (RU), B.Sc. degree in Business Administration - (www.ru.is) Score as ranked in Iceland: Upper level / 1.st level.

Thesis: Investment strategy and portfolio management of the seven largest pension funds in

Iceland.

1991-1995 The Commercial Collage of Iceland - (www.verslo.is)

Other: 1997-1998 PPL(A) License from Flugtak flight-school and The ICAA, +200 hours of flying.

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IT SKILLS

- I consider myself to be very IT literate and a very fast learner when using new software.

- I have used INET, Saxess and RealTick DMA trading platforms and Bloomberg.

- I have used Microsoft office solutions for years and I am also experienced in using Microsoft business solutions, for instance Axapta.

- I also have basic programming skills in VBA, basic knowledge.

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LANGUAGE SKILLS SPEAKING WRITING UNDERSTANDING/READING

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Danish/Norwegian Very basic Very basic Very basic

German Fair Fair Fair

Spanish -- -- Fair

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RELEVANT POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSIGNMENTS

2010- Present Virding s employee association and activity team, management

2007-2009 VBS employee association and activity team, management

2006 NASDAQ/OMX, managing the listing of NASDAQ/OMX on the Icelandic Stock Exchange

2003 Vidskiptavit, writer and one of the editors of Vidskiptavit-magazine published by the graduates of Reykjavik University (RU) in 2003.

2003 RU, Time series - project, "How do changes in the ISK affect the Icelandic stock market?".

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PROFILE AND CORE COMPETENCE

- My core competence is that I am a direct individual with good communication and sales skills. I thrive on challenges and I am not afraid to take on new tasks, and I am also able to work under pressure for instance to meet deadlines. I am a people s person and I have no hesitation when it comes to meeting new people or making cold calls. I have the ability to lead and to be a team player, and in the past I have managed a group of people professionally. I am very IT literate and I am a very fast learner as I have managed to work with numerous software and applications with good success. Last but not least I consider my ambition to be one of my greater core competences. I am an honest and open individual. I consider myself to be a very good team-player, but I am also a self-starter and I am very comfortable with working solo. In my time working as a trader I have developed a very good knowledge of the foreign stock and bond market, commodity and FX markets along with other brokerage work, for instance property and collateral bonds. I have a good understanding of the international spectrum and my ability to read the markets is strong. I have good reflexes, and as stated before I am able to work under a lot of pressure and I am very focused under stress. My contribution to revenue generating while working at VBS was good as I contributed around $250-500K in commission each year mostly from trading equities, bonds and other products.

- My hobbies and interests are many and among them are sports, music, skiing and hiking, photography, it and technology. Naturally I also have a burning interest in the financial markets and economic issues. Of my many hobbies and interest I put working out, football and basketball in first place. I have got two daughters, 11 years old and 4 years old and I also live with my fiancée. Travelling and / or relocating related to a new career is not a problem for me or my family.

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REFERENCES

Mr. Roger Granheim, Trader with ABG Sundal Collier - Oslo.

Please contact for further details.

Mr. Morten Gabrielsen, Trader with Carnegie Norway - Oslo.

Please contact for further details.

Mr. Aegir Birgisson, Former head of Capital Markets with VBS investment bank.

Contact:- 003**-***-**-**

Mr. Arnar Robertsson, senior credit analyst with NBI London branch (former Landsbanki). Contact: +354-***-**-** / *****.**********@**********.**

Mr. Jafet S. Olafsson, former CEO of VBS investment bank and former board member. Contact: +354-***-**-** / ******@******.**

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