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| Richardson,
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LindaNguyen_Trader@yahoo.com |
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LINDA THI
NGUYEN |
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| OBJECTIVE |
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To
obtain a challenging position that would utilize my analytical skills
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trading
experience and provide personal/professional growth opportunites in the |
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fixed-income sector. |
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| CRITICAL |
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Next
position should involve constant decision making and offer performance |
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oriented compensation. |
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| PROFESSIONAL |
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| EXPERIENCE |
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ALM First Financial
Advisors |
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September 2001-May 2004 |
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Fixed-Income Trader |
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Dallas, TX |
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Traded government debt,
agencies, asset-backed securities - with main concentration |
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in mortgage products,
i.e. CMOs, balloons, ARMs |
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Monitored investments'
intra-day price movement and executed transactions within the |
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price range specified by
the portfolio manager. |
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Responsible for
maintaining a healthy relationship with all (17) brokers on the firm's |
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coverage list. |
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Implemented procedures
for and conducted broker/dealer reviews to determine the |
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addition and elimination
of canadidates to the coverage list. |
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Analyzed and compared
current offerings from dealers, then filtered out ones which met |
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portfolio managers'
securities criteria for specific institutional clients. |
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Notified portfolio
managers on noteworthy changes in the investments' standing, which |
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may require immediate
action. |
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Prepared analysis of
different financial instruments and offered trading advice |
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to portfolio managers. |
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Generated
transaction tickets for new trades and revisions, then posted trades to |
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accounting system. |
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Discussed
investment strategies with clients in the designated portfolio |
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managers' absence. |
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Worked with multiple
brokerage houses on securities settlement issues. |
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Established
and documented policies and procedures for the trading position. |
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Wrote
market commentary and research pieces for external distribution to
clients. |
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American Express
Financial Advisors |
February 2001-May 2001 |
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Client Acquisition
Specialist |
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Plano, TX |
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Cold called leads to
generate interest in financial products. |
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Utilized
knowledge of financial planning to help prospects evaluate their goals
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obejctives. |
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Sent mailouts to
introduce services to the marketing area. |
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World Financial Group |
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December 1999-January 2001 |
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Field Associate |
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Dallas, TX |
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Assisted with prospecting
and following up on clients. |
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Provided clients with
information and advice on purchase or sale of securities, financial |
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services, and investment
plans based on review of professional publications |
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and knowledge of
securities market and financial service industry. |
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Interviewed
clients to determine financial position, resources, assets available to
invest, |
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and financial goals. |
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Led recruiting, hiring
and training for personal team. |
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MBNA America, N.A. |
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November 1998-July 1999 |
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Account Manager |
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Dallas, TX |
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Demonstrated ability in
sales support services - includes establishing client base, |
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extensive customer
servce, telemarketing, cold calling, and sales territory |
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development. |
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Consistently met or
exceeded sales quota. Production was 140% plus of site's daily avg. |
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Convinced
existing account holders to transfer outstanding/revolving balances to |
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marketed accounts. |
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Entered
applicant information for credit cards and encouraged activity as well
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balance transfers. |
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Promoted key benefits and
features of marketed cards. |
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United with fellow team
members to achieve site's and team's sales quota. |
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| EDUCATION |
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University of North Texas |
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Expected August 2004 |
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Bachelors of Business
Administration: Finance and Economics |
Denton,TX |
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| CERTIFICATIONS |
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NASD Series 63 |
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September 2000 |
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Uniform Securities
License |
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Dallas, TX |
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Group One |
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February 2000 |
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Health and Life Insurance
License |
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Dallas, TX |
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NASD Series 7 |
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Expected August 2004 |
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General Securities
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Dallas, TX |
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| SKILLS |
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Computers |
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MS Word |
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MS Excel |
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MS Powerpoint |
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MS Works |
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Paragon Accounting System |
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Bloomberg |
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Languages |
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Vietnamese - Oral and
Written |
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