Description
To Whom It May Concern: I am a bilingual, economics educated, goal-driven ex Head of Sales and Trading, Bank Portfolio Manager, and Investment Advisory with greater than 18 years of institutional and ultra-high-net-worth experience on both the buy and sell side. With my many years of on the job experience I have achieved a remarkable in-depth and diverse understanding in NYC trading floors (NYSE, COMEX, and CBOE); comprehensive understanding of market correlations and consider myself to have above average expertise and know-how in Fixed Income (Emerging Markets, Investment Grade, High-Yield, MBS, US Treasuries, Distressed and Non-Dollar instruments), Equities (US and International Arbitrage, Structured Products, Block Trading), FX (Euro, Latin America, and Asian), and commodities (both futures and spot – LME and COMEX). My expertise include Leading Securities Trading Operations, $500M+ Portfolio Management, Proprietary Trading & Wealth Management, Most Current Performance Measurement Models, Systems & Platforms, Long-Term Relationships: High-Net Worth Clients & Renowned Buy/Sell Institutions, Financial Team Leadership, Project Leadership: Opened Broker Dealers, Mainstreamed Various Desks. With the ever changing landscape of the financial industry I feel that my strengths combined point towards wealth management and Financial Advisory as throughout my career I have always been involved in the business, and the combination of my other workings have made me quite successful and an asset to a team/organization. My team player, hardworking, and goal oriented attitude has always followed me throughout my career and I believe I would be a great asset to your organization whether it be in the beginning or expansion stages. I have worked both in a managerial position and as a team member and understand and worked successfully with the nuances of both. I look forward to hearing from you and please feel free to reach out directly to me if there are any questions or doubts you may have. Sincerely, William A. Ridgway Jr.