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Aleksi Hemila

Address: Puutarhakatu 20, 01680, Helsinki, Finland

Email address: aleksihemila@gmail.com

Phone number: 040 666 0908

Profile

Results-oriented professional with 7 years of experience in financial markets. Expert in trading equities, options, and futures for a personal account with an extraordinary proven track record of success offering great analytical skills and ability to manage a high-value portfolio and outperform colleagues in revenue and profits.

Work experience

10/2016 - 02/2019, Senior Equity Trader, Five Rings Capital, Inc., Helsinki, Finland

Managed ongoing trade maintenance while contributing to the implementation of improvements to the system infrastructure and control environment.
Managed currency trading for hedging and equity settlement in both freely traded and restricted currencies.
Outperformed colleagues in profitability and client satisfaction; ranked 1 out of over 50 traders within two years.
Presented daily to sales and trading managers and executives to participate in idea generation and decision-making for clients.

06/2012 - 10/2016, Junior Equity Trader, Capital Group, Inc., Helsinki, Finland

Generated long-term trading strategies that were appropriate for the market environment and executed trades on a daily basis.
In order improve communication and effectiveness, liaised with other professionals.
Managed $4 million long portfolio with 70% focus on entertainment-related firms.

06/2011 - 08/2011, FX Intern, IG Group, Inc., Helsinki, Finland

Helped strategist with research and information handling for reports related to FX, commodities, and fixed income.
Executed options trades to assist with portfolio management for five senior traders.
Reviewed daily trading activity and performed other duties as required.

Education

09/2011 - 05/2012, Financial Management, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Master's degree

GPA: 3.95

09/2008 - 05/2011, Accounting and Finance, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Bachelor's degree

Top 2% of the Program

Clubs and Societies: Political Society, Riding Club, TEDx Club

09/2004 - 05/2008, High School, Eiran Aikuislukio, Mikkeli, Finland

Graduated with Distinction (Grade 1 - A/excellent equivalent in all 4 subjects)

Skills

Languages Skills

Finnish

English

German

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office

Metastock, TradingView

Ally Invest, E-Trade

NinjaTrader

Plus500

FXPro

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to Work under Pressure

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Good Team Player

Leadership Skills

Multitasking

Volunteering

05/2010 - 08/2010, Fund Allocator, The Finnish Association for Mental Health, Mikkeli, Finland

06/2010 - 08/2010, English Tutor, Go Overseas, Beijing, China

Certificates

08/2012, The Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Hobbies

Exploring distant lands

Getting lost in a good book

Every kind of sport

Milan Šaržík, CPRW

Certified Professional Résumé Writer

Milan’s work-life has been centered around job search for the past three years. He is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW™) as well as an active member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Careers Coaches (PARWCC™). Milan holds a record for creating the most career document samples for our help center – until today, he has written more than 500 resumes and cover letters for positions across various industries. On top of that, Milan has completed studies at multiple well-known institutions, including Harvard University, University of Glasgow, and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

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