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Michael Reynolds 29 Avenue C Apt 3C New York, NY 10009 * (347) 413.2886 * [email protected] SUMMARY Experienced derivatives trader with advanced degree and a background in fixed income and energy markets. Focused on absolute returns, possesses management capabilities and the integrity of a strong team player. Interested in roles in physical and financial commodity markets. EXPERIENCE Spire Trading 2009-2010 Trader – Commodity Futures, New York, NY • Traded commodity futures focusing on absolute returns • Active in energy, grain, metal, currency, bond and soft commodity futures markets • Developed systematic futures trading models to maximize returns and reduce risk Capstone Trading 2002-2009 Senior Trader – Energy, New York, NY (2007-2009) • Managed domestic crude oil proprietary desk overseeing two traders and one support staff • Captured arbitrage opportunities in American and European options across term structure • Derived and implemented relative value based volatility trades that consistently produced positive profit opportunities • Initiated electronic options market making averaging 10% of the daily trading volume on Globex • Provided market making activities in the crude market for counterparties in order to increase liquidity and capture opportunity between over the counter and floor option prices • Interacted with quantitative and sales teams to develop pricing tools and trade ideas Senior Trader – Asian Derivatives, New York, NY (2007) • Spearheaded company’s entry into Asian fixed income products • Made markets in Japanese Government Bond Options on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Trader – Fixed Income, Chicago, IL (2002-2007) • Traded 30 Yr and 10 Yr options providing liquidity through active market making • Leveraged trading floor knowledge to create profit opportunities for the portfolio managers • Researched and implemented volatility trades covering foreign and domestic markets • Established corn options trading book managing one junior trader on the CBOT Agriculture floor • Managed Chicago office consisting of 5 employees and implemented option focused trading curriculum for trader trainees EDUCATION New York University, Stern School of Business May 2010 Master of Business Administration candidate • Quantitative Finance and Financial Instruments & Markets focus University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business June 2002 Bachelor of Science Business Administration • Finance • Magna Cum Laude Graduate

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Michael Reynolds29 Avenue C Apt 3C New York, NY 10009 * (347) 413.2886 * [email protected]

SUMMARYExperienced derivatives trader with advanced degree and a background in fixed income and energy markets. Focused on absolute returns, possesses management capabilities and the integrity of a strong team player. Interested in roles in physical and financial commodity markets.

EXPERIENCESpire Trading 2009-2010Trader – Commodity Futures, New York, NY • Traded commodity futures focusing on absolute returns• Active in energy, grain, metal, currency, bond and soft commodity futures markets• Developed systematic futures trading models to maximize returns and reduce risk

Capstone Trading 2002-2009Senior Trader – Energy, New York, NY (2007-2009)• Managed domestic crude oil proprietary desk overseeing two traders and one support staff• Captured arbitrage opportunities in American and European options across term structure• Derived and implemented relative value based volatility trades that consistently produced positive profit

opportunities• Initiated electronic options market making averaging 10% of the daily trading volume on Globex• Provided market making activities in the crude market for counterparties in order to increase liquidity

and capture opportunity between over the counter and floor option prices • Interacted with quantitative and sales teams to develop pricing tools and trade ideas

Senior Trader – Asian Derivatives, New York, NY (2007)• Spearheaded company’s entry into Asian fixed income products• Made markets in Japanese Government Bond Options on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Trader – Fixed Income, Chicago, IL (2002-2007) • Traded 30 Yr and 10 Yr options providing liquidity through active market making• Leveraged trading floor knowledge to create profit opportunities for the portfolio managers • Researched and implemented volatility trades covering foreign and domestic markets• Established corn options trading book managing one junior trader on the CBOT Agriculture floor• Managed Chicago office consisting of 5 employees and implemented option focused trading curriculum

for trader trainees

EDUCATIONNew York University, Stern School of Business May 2010Master of Business Administration candidate• Quantitative Finance and Financial Instruments & Markets focus

University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business June 2002Bachelor of Science Business Administration• Finance• Magna Cum Laude Graduate