Janos M.D. Renz - Hotz

+1 347-369-4689

At a glance:

International business manager and experienced Flow and Sales Trader, with deep skills in IT, project and people management. Proven abilities to work in a trading room and manage financially complex products, while also delivering high-level management, sales and IT projects on time and on budget. Swiss citizen, fluent in English, German, Italian and French. Full U.S. and European work authorizations. Graduated in 2006 “Summa Cum Laude”, with an MSc in Management and Finance at City University London, CASS Business School. Graduated in 2005 "Magna Cum Laude" from Sunderland University in England with Joint Honors Degrees in International Business and Software Engineering.

Skills:

3+ Years execution and market making experience in: Index and Rates Futures, Commodities, and Equity Derivatives. SII chartered member in Securities and Derivatives and FSA approved person (CF30, JMR01211). Fast track Series 7 and 63 eligible. Expertise in FIX protocol and DMA technologies (ie. Fidessa ILA, PATS, Smart Order Router, Trading Screen), deep knowledge of the algo trading software and technology landscape (FIXatdl, Apama, Fidessa Blue Box, Streambase, PATS Pro-Mark).Extensive knowledge and programming experience of: Bloomberg Professional, Reuters 3000xtra, JTrader, Fidessa, Pro-Mark, IQ-Trader, Macdonald XLFIX, Trading Screen Trade Excel, Apama Event Modeler, L2 Trader and VisualFIX. 10+ Years programming experience in: C++, SQL, VBA, Java (J2SE certified), Excel, Access.

Professional:

Execution Technology Consultant(Sell and Buy Side) Dec 2009 – Present

UK and USA

  • Implementation of FIX messaging system using XLFIX for $10m HF FX strategy, validation via FIXadtl toolkits (VisualFIX), Keenan Investments, NM
  • Evaluation and Selection of DMA platforms and Algo design software for Janus employee hedge fund, CO
  • Transaction Cost Analysis using ITG TCA and FIX connectivity costing for HF algo fund, CO
  • Authored a comprehensive report on DMA trading technologies (FIX connectivity, DMA providers/technology, execution venues, best execution efforts), client is confidential, USA
  • CEP optimization using Apama and smart blocks for a macro/event driven energy fund in Houston, TX
  • Slippage and TCA analysis (ITG) for HF algorithmic FX strategy, $70mio investment consortium, NM+TX
  • Investment and Market analysis of day-trading providers in the CFD arena, Janus Funds and DIA, CO
  • Author of a large report on OTC vs Exchange Traded Derivatives, Costs and Liquidity considerations, LEK Consulting, London, UK

Flow Traderand International Business Manager (Sell Side)Mar 2007 – Sep 2009

IG Group PLC, London, UK

  • As the international business manager, lead key business operations in a FTSE250 company by building the firms fullWhite Label strategy from the ground up and expanding the existing trading platform palette
  • Manageda variety of mixed IT/Ops and Business/Trading teams (up to 50 people)
  • Raised White Label income from 2% of Q3 to 15% of Q4 profits, market share from 5% to 15%
  • Delivered and implemented the 2 largest OEM deals of the firm (>$5m each)
  • As a flow trader, carried the full firm’s book in Indices, Futures and General Equity Exposure (~$2bn)
  • Developed in VBA/JAVA a more accurate pricing model for OOH European indices, using US-EU market correlations, implemented using algorithmic strategies and full DMA (Apama, Pro-Mark)
  • Developed in VBA/Excel an easy to use (full front end), front office block trading and booking system
  • Successfully introduced 2 new index products, using options and futures pricing in Excel, integrated in Oracle
  • Maintained the ‘quote sheet’, firm-wide excel sheet for plain vanilla flow and options pricing, Oracle linked
  • Managed the existing institutional/retail client base while expanding the firm’s presence internationally
  • Achieved a 20% value increase of the client book by increasing the number of clients, average trade quantity and trade size
  • Built and trained a team of 6 very successful Sales Traders
  • Developed 7 International OEM/Institutional relationships (4 new and 3 existing)
  • Sourced key high net-worth accounts and appeared as a spokesperson to the market and the public
  • Regular market commentary on CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC and YouTube
  • Reported directly to the CIO/COO, Head of Trading and the Board

Corporate Actions SpecialistSep 2006 – Mar 2007

Citigroup, London, UK

  • Monitored major European Markets for upcoming annual and extraordinary-general-meetings
  • Implemented the instructions of clients for all corporate actions
  • Assured compliance with restrictions and offerings of prospectuses
  • Developed a department-wide Management Information System in use by 50+ people (Access / Excel)
  • Multilingual and international capacities, dealing simultaneously with multiple countries/language blocks

Intern - GeneralistDec 2002 – Aug 2003

Lazard Asset Management, Sydney, Australia

  • Developed a graphical financial decision support system (part of degree dissertation)
  • Gathered quantitative and qualitative data for portfolio analysis.
  • Go-to person for Excel and VBA needs

Education:

2007

SII Member, Securities and Derivatives

Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (SII), London, UK

2006

MSc in Management and Finance (Summa Cum Laude)

CASS Business School, City University, London, UK

Thesis: The structure and scope of Audit Committees across the UK, Germany and France

2005

BA/BSc International Business and Software Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)

University of Sunderland, UK

Exchanged in 2002 with Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Thesis: Financial Decision Support Systems, a graphical approach. The Lazard case study

Affiliations and Interests:

  • BCS (British Computer Society) member
  • Holder of a JAR Private Pilot’s License (PPL)
  • RYA Yachts Master with International Certificate of Competency (ICC) for Motor and Sailing boats
  • Certified Swiss Skiing Instructor, taught from age 16 upwards

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