1. Michael Reynolds
29 Avenue C Apt 3C New York, NY 10009 * (347) 413.2886 * mwreyno@gmail.com
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

2. SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, Redi Plus, CQG, ORC, Trading Blox