Analyst

Michael PIGASSOU

** ******** **** * ** • New York, NY 10003 • 786-***-**** • *********@*******.***

EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________________________

**** ******* ** *vatar Securities – Equity Capital Market (Asset Management Firm) New York, NY

• Executed trades on the NYSE & NASDAQ systems and gained extensive knowledge of trading platforms

• Developed solid experience with executing orders such as limit, market, stops and market on close

• Constructed portfolio relying on technical and fundamental analysis to maximize return

• Selected stocks based on the RSI & ADX indicators in conjunction with earnings and cash flow analysis

• Managed risk by tracking beta and hedging positions

• Monitored market conditions and researched corporate and economic news on a daily basis

2008 Analyst at Dimension Brokerage – Equity Capital Market (Asset Management Firm) New York, NY

• Developed an expertise in analyzing stock patterns and trends through quantitative and technical analysis using: exponential moving average, ADX indicator, Stochastic and Bollinger bands

• Conducted fundamental financial analysis on stocks by reviewing research reports and SEC filings to determine future earnings power and appropriate stock valuation

• Acquired extensive knowledge of various trading platform such as Blackwood & Lightspeed

2007 Trading Operations Analyst at BiscayneAmericas – Operations Division (Global Hedge Fund) Miami, FL

• Managed and coordinated trading activity with collecting and reconciling performance information, position and capital statements, and analyzed data related to manager performance and assets under management

• Confirmed trades with counterparties and monitored settlements through OTC or Euroclear systems

• Verified market value and performance figures during month-end and quarter-end portfolio valuations

• Performed financial accounting by conducting general ledger postings, reconciliations and cash management

• Managed & trained 4 employees on detailed procedures and delegated responsibilities, resulted in higher team skills

• Developed solutions and collaborated with business groups to enhance current systems and processes, completed 3 months of pre-existing delayed projects within 1 month

• Reviewed all documents and spreadsheets relating to subscriptions, redemptions and transfer processing

• Communicated with Transfer Agent, Registrars, Custodians’ Operations and reviewed their performance

• Reconciled P/L margin with net asset valuation (NAV) and communicated changes to traders & portfolio manager

Execution Trader & Analyst at BiscayneAmericas – Fixed Income Market (Global Hedge Fund) Miami, FL

• Executed and allocated block trades in high yield bonds on a daily basis and used derivatives (Swaps, Options, Futures) to increase the ROI of long/short emerging market fund

• Researched and quoted bond prices to obtain the best available prices and determine the value of clients’ portfolio

• Conducted risk analysis by monitoring currency risk, duration, yield & credit rating of corporate accounts

• Collaborated with research analysts to have the fund stay within allowed P/L margin and achieve profit

• Forecasted corporate accounts cash flow by analyzing bonds coupon payments over 5 to 10 years

• Implemented investment plans created by portfolio manager and Chief Investment Officer; and monitored portfolio for compliance with policy mandates

Summer 2006 Analyst at Merrill Lynch (Private Banking) Phoenix, AZ

• Analyzed potential funds investments by examining returns, beta, alpha and sharpe ratio

• Researched financial products and conducted portfolio asset allocation analysis

• Analyzed portfolios by utilizing software tools and assessed clients’ financial goals and sensitivity to risk

EDUCATION __ ___ _________________ _ __________ _

2005-2006 Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management Phoenix, AZ

Master of Business Administration; focus: Finance

2000-2005 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management with ACC Honors

LANGUAGES __ _ ________________________________________________________________________

French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

COMPUTER SKILLS __________________ _______________________________________________________

Proficient in Bloomberg, Microsoft Office (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), VBA, CAMRA, STATA, SPSS 11.0

ACTIVITIES ________________________________________ _______________________________________

NCAA Division I swimmer with scholarship

2000-2002 FINA World Cup Athlete Paris, France

1996-1997 Aircraft pilot training France

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