Sean Lanier
Ellicott City
Summary
A dynamic finance professional with three and a half years of professional experience in institutional trading operations, with a specialization in the exotic options and swap fields. I have a proven capacity to collaborate effectively within teams, fostering strong relationships with clients, and coordinating internal projects that require multiple teams across different divisions to eliminate structural inefficiencies with new technology. I have proficiency in a multitude of trading platforms and trading documentation to ensure that traded securities are accurate and correct from an economic and legal perspective. I am ready to contribute to a new financial role and enhance performance metrics in a challenging environment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Equity Trading Operations Associate
Morgan Stanley
Baltimore
08.2021 - Current
- Covered and communicated with a global client list of over 150 institutional securities firms, with the responsibility of ensuring that their derivative trade volume is accurate and documented.
- Helped facilitate a firm-wide move to Markitwire to electronically process OTC trading for all of my clients with eligible trading patterns.
- Resolved swap and exotic derivative trading breaks with the Morgan Stanley New York structured products desk, as well as the London and Hong Kong desks.
- Coordinated efforts to correct the profiling of swap accounts with allocations and settlements teams
- Team Lead of the internal risk reporting for APAC and EMEA outstanding risk
- Executed thousands of trades accurately and promptly to meet the firm's and SEC's standards.
Student Intern
Clockwise Capital
Ellicott City
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Creating cash flow models and Monte Carlo simulations that estimate a company’s potential future performance
- Evaluating secular trends in the technology industry to capitalize on emerging or undervalued companies in the technological sectors
College Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual Insurance
Phoenix
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Identified potential clients and built personal book of business
- Initiated discussions to examine current insurance needs
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Economics Minor
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY W.P. CAREY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Tempe, AZSkills
- Institutional Investor Relations
- Swap and Exotic Option Products
- Monte Carlo Simulations
- Trade clearing software, including Markitwire, Triana, and others
- SEC Regulatory Compliance
Credentials
- Background in Exotic Derivatives Trading Operations
- Astute Awareness of Trading Activity with Highly Sensitive Clientele
- Arizona State University's TMI Trading and Investing Certificate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Equity Trading Operations Associate
Morgan Stanley
08.2021 - Current
Student Intern
Clockwise Capital
02.2020 - 08.2020
College Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual Insurance
05.2019 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Economics Minor
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY W.P. CAREY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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