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Louis Scotti, CMT

Louis Scotti, CMT

Head Trader

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr VP, Institutional Sales & Trading at FBN Securities Inc. Equities, Options, Privates/Pre-IPO's, Capital Introduction

  • Education

    • Pace University - Lubin School of Business

      1994 - 1997
      MBA Finance

    • State University of New York Cortland

      -
      Bachelor of Science - BS Exercise Physiology & Sports Medicine

      Activities and Societies: Captain Mens Track & Field Team. State ranked in discus, javelin, as well as decathlon and competed nationally in Javelin. Also competed in the Empire State Games for discus and javelin.

  • Experience

    • WATSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP

      Aug 1998 - Jan 2003
      Head Trader

      Head Trader for a hedge fund with 4 portfolio managers focusing on the small-cap and micro-cap universe. Fund started at $60mm and grew assets to $500mm over a few years. Responsibilities included managing the day to day trading, sourcing blocks and liquidity, settlements, maintaining and developing sell-side relationships with bulge bracket banks and regional brokers, and training an assistant.

    • Momentum Trading Partners, LLC, GFI Group, & Refco LLC

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2012
      Managing Director - Head Trader

      Managed the high-touch trading desk across 3 firms starting at Refco with 2 traders, then GFI Group with 4 traders, then Momentum with 5 traders where we executed 10-12mm shares per day supporting the sales desk. Single stock trades, ETF's, pair trades and baskets were all high-touch execution and among the lowest slippage (top decile as per independent TCA) among ALL brokerage firms.

    • Libra Capital Advisors

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      Senior Trader and Technical Analyst

      Senior equity trader and technical analyst overseeing macro trends across 3 asset classes - equities, futures, and FX.

    • Albert Fried & Company, LLC

      Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
      Institutional Equity Sales Trader

    • FBN Securities Inc.

      Jun 2015 - now
      Senior VP, Institutional Sales & Trading

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Market Technician

      CMT Association, Inc.