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Currently working as Director of Trading and Research at a systematic FX manager in London. I have successfully completed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst program and have extensive experience of financial markets as a Trader, Developer and Risk Analyst with in-depth knowledge of Python, Django, Haskell, VBA, MySQL and Excel. I am able to learn new skills quickly in a high pressure environment, communicate effectively with colleagues and streamline processes where requiredPartner and Director, Trading and Research @ Stelrox Capital Management LLP is an emerging alternative asset manager, with a focus on systematic FX strategies. The Stelrox principals are former members of the Alternative Asset Group at Standard Chartered Bank, where they managed over $2bio in currency investment mandates Implemented a fully cloud based Windows and Linux infrastructure on Amazon Web Services using Amazon Workspaces as virtual desktops for all employees (accessed remotely from Zero Clients or local PCs with Multi-Factor Authentication) Identified target clients and initiated meetings with various Fund of Funds and Asset Managers, presenting our strategies Automated all daily trading processes and built a research environment using Python (Tkinter, Pandas, Matplotlib), MySQL (trade database), MongoDB (as tick database and engine) with MarketMap as a primary financial market data source Enabled ‘One-Click’ trading using FXAll’s FIX API with a Python implementation of the QuickFix Engine Wrote and hosted a web site using Django to support live PnL and risk monitoring Hosted a web-based Customer Relationship Management platform using php based SuiteCRM linking with our existing MySQL database From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Interest Rate Options Trader @ Solely responsible for managing the South East Asia (MYR, SGD and THB) vanilla and exotic rates books, which (excluding sales PnL) had a risk PnL of USD +5.1mio last year. Market-Making with Inter-Dealer brokers, covering almost every Asian currency, providing more prices than any other trader in the region. Provided pricing and hedging of large USD exotic rates structures, mainly for clients in Korea and Taiwan. Fully automated the PnL breakdown, Risk Scenarios and Expiry Report generation for the desk. Creating many ‘apps’ using internal software (Haskell based) to view and filter risk scenarios, price exotic structures and distribute trade ideas or views Frequently communicated with Sales and Structurers, providing trade ideas and rationale depending on the state of the market and how the desk was axed I joined the desk as a developer but was promptly allowed to trade my own book and price client trades after showing initiative and making a profit on trading US Treasury futures From October 2011 to August 2014 (2 years 11 months) SingaporeAlgorithmic Index Trader/Developer @ Researched and traded both funded and unfunded, model driven, non-discretionary indices and managed client investments with assets under management of over USD 2bio. Created a FX momentum index involving over 50 currency pairs which generated excellent returns with low volatility I automated almost all of the trading activities on the desk using VBA and Haskell, leveraging on existing STP and execution platforms, freeing up a significant amount of time for further research and marketing activities for the team Liaised extensively with Structurers and Sales personnel, educating them on our products, providing in-depth market comparisons and enabling custom tranche launches. Received consistently excellent appraisals throughout my time in the team, incentivising management to facilitate my transfer to the options desk in Singapore From October 2008 to October 2011 (3 years 1 month) London, United KingdomCredit Analyst Developer @ From September 2005 to October 2008 (3 years 2 months) VBA Developer @ From March 2005 to October 2005 (8 months) London, United KingdomBachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering @ The University of Manchester From 1999 to 2003 High School @ British School of Paris From 1995 to 1999 Charlie CFA is skilled in: FX Options, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Capital Markets, Banking, Credit Risk, Financial Risk, Investment Banking, Risk Management, Trading, Financial Markets, Investments, Hedging, VBA, Options