Jon Finocchio

Experience

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  COWEN & CO., New York

  Nov 1998 - Apr 2008

  Consumer Trader / VP of Equity Operations

  Consumer Trader 2006 - 2008· Responsible for managing the NASDAQ consumer trading business with secondary responsibility for Listed stocks.· Conducted financial, technical and research analysis to recommend equity investments to clients· Prepared monthly statistical summary for sector, inclusive of exposure, profit and loss.· Facilitated trades for institutional clients in various aspects including providing them with timely market information.VP of Equity Operations 2000 - 2006· Managed day to day operations of the Middle Office.· Prepared monthly and quarterly analysis reports, Loss Ratio, and P&L for senior management.· Managed staff of 18 that interacted with all areas of the firm including Accounting, IT, Sales and Trading, and Analysts.· Assisted with procedure writing, work flow analysis, and special projects.· Maintained employee records and performance evaluations. Show less

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  FIDELITY INVESTMENTS/NFS LLC

  Apr 2008 - Jul 2010

  Order Room Senior Level IV Representative

  Order flow/sales lead on retail trading desk.· Responsible for ad hoc and routine risk and regulatorily reporting.· Maintained and reviewed daily reports for unexecuted market orders, limit orders, and GTC orders for Fidelity branches and correspondents.· Managed the stock and option order flows between various exchanges for Fidelity Capital Markets and National Financial correspondents.

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  BAYCREST PARTNERS, New York, NY

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2012

  Sales Trader / Director of Operations

  Built a successful book of business from sell side client relationships while simultaneously maintaining oversite responsibilities of operations.· Implemented written back-office policies and procedures.· Spearheaded the analysis of clearing firms and lead the subsequent conversions switching to new clearing firms and OMS Platform resulting in lower costs.· Developed and implemented numerous operational control functions and procedures.· Daily Oversite responsibilities for: P&L, Breaks, New Accounts, and Error Accounts across all desks.· Maintained relationships for key customers and strategic counterparties. Show less

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  CUTTONE & CO, New York, NY

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2017

  CUTTONE & CO, New Yor

  Focused on growing book of business from ground up to over 500k annually.· Leveraged business relationships to create additional new revenue streams· Conducted financial cost analysis on a daily basis to maximize profits and identify exceptions.· Implemented business development methodologies equating to 20% growth.

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  A-EXPRESS

  Nov 2017 - Jun 2021

  Business Owner

  Create business plans, arrange financing, hire staff, review sales, develop marketing strategies, oversee daily activities, and identify business opportunities.· Managed the complete redesign and launch of the company’s brand image.· Strategically moved our rank on google naturally converting these google searches into new accounts resulting in 25% growth in revenue with new accounts.· Employed a team of 15 individuals.· Managed all aspects from sales, management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. Show less

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  Raptor Trading Systems

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Business Development
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  Pragma

  Mar 2022 - now

  Director Of Operations