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April 12, 2012

Christopher K. Foley

New York, NY 10280

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Professional Experience:

Avatar Securities LLC: New York, NY June 2010 to October 2011

Senior Proprietary Trader

Make fundamental valuation and analysis on companies and industries across the capital structure to help the trading desk take and manage positions.

Follow up on past trades to optimize valuation/trading models.

Manage long-term research projects and collaborate with the team to share incremental findings and results.

Regularly scan sec fillings compiling my own database on a universe of issues.

Regularly archive press releases, including keeping up to date on insider transactions and following all potential price moving corporate actions.

Assent LLC: New York, NY February 2007 to May 2010

Proprietary Trader

Generic Trading LLC: New York, NY July 2003 to November 2006

Proprietary Trader

Empire Global Holdings: New York, NY September 2000 to June 2003

Owner/Operator/Proprietary Equity Trader

Co-founded and managed an NASD-registered broker dealer.

Recruited and trained desk of new traders for trading division.

Worked with firm’s board to increase growth and improve its business model.

Worldco LLC, New York, NY December 1998 to August 2000

Proprietary Equity Trader

Responsible for development and execution of trading strategy in US equity markets.

Required meticulous study of price data, technical analysis, and news in real time.

Prime International Trading, New York, NY March 1996 to April 1998

Assistant Commodities Trader

Assisted commodity options market makers on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Worked with traders in coffee, sugar, cocoa, cotton, crude oil, copper, and silver.

Gained extensive knowledge of options strategy and Black Scholes pricing model.

Education

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Cum Laude (3.78) GPA

Professional Certifications

Series 7 and 56 licensed by Finra (NASD)