Arthur Ware

Past

Business Development (Brasil) at AWB
Head of Business Development at AWB BRASIL TRADING S
Director at FIRST GENEVA CAPITAL

Head of West Coast Training at GROUP ONE TRADING LLP
Equity Derivatives Trader at GROUP ONE TRADING LLP
Risk Arbitrage Desk at GROUP ONE TRADING LLP
CBOE Operations Floor Manager at GROUP ONE TRADING LLP

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Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley

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Connections

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Industry

Financial Services

Arthur Ware’s Summary

Commodities * International Business Development * Derivatives Trading

As a derivatives trader on the exchange floor I have faced some of the most hostile environments in business. There is nothing quite like standing shoulder to shoulder with a crowd of people and fighting for the success of your company. Steady performance in diverse and challenging business climates has been the focus of my career ever since. I am an experienced and goal-oriented financial entrepreneur and business manager living in Brazil for the last four years. I am actively seeking a new financial environment where I can use my extensive knowledge of finance, trading, and business development as well as my insight and in depth understanding of Brazil. My excellent written and speaking skills and my proven ability to research and convey complex issues in two languages make me an excellent asset for any company.

Arthur Ware’s Specialties:

banking, business development, business plans, commodities, communication skills, competitive, computer skills, consulting, customer relations, customer service, decision making, derivatives, english, equities, fast, financial, focus, languages, leadership, logistics, macromedia director, management, marketing, portuguese, pricing, profit, profit and loss, quick, research, risk management, trading floor, warrants, web site production, writing,

Arthur Ware’s Experience

Business Development (Brasil)

AWB

(Public Company; AWB; Consumer Goods industry)

August 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Head of Business Development

AWB BRASIL TRADING S

(Import and Export industry)

August 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 1 month)

AWB Limited is Australia's leading agribusiness and employs more than 2,200 people across more than 500 points of presence in Australia, India, Brazil, Switzerland and Singapore to the People's Republic of China and Japan. Seeking out and evaluating new areas of business and leading in the development of banking relationships with both local and international banks I set AWB on solid financial ground for expansion. I conducted in depth research and wrote a variety of professional business plans. These reports included the areas of sugar, ethanol, cattle, leather, banking, macro economic business environment in Brazil, port infrastructure development, grainflows, and logistics to name just a few.
Took the lead in exploring and communicating new business ideas in Brazil to the AWB group worldwide.
Negotiated with our financial partners both in Brazil and overseas to secure funding for operations
Restructured business units to achieve maximum control and efficient use of capital
President of the Board of Directors of a R$72 million infrastructure development company, NovaAgri, principally funded by AWB.
Director

FIRST GENEVA CAPITAL

(Financial Services industry)

May 2002 — February 2008 (5 years 10 months)

With two business partners and very little cash we built a successful financial services company dealing primarily with payments processing, but also offering a range of risk management services, investment advice, and consulting. Dealing with a highly regulated and competitive industry we attracted and maintained a loyal customer base through outstanding customer service and innovative products.

Sought out and implemented technology that reduced customer transaction costs by 35%.
Actively recruited and effectively serviced demanding clients in the US and Europe.
Served as key leader in managing triple digit annual revenue growth.
Specialized in managing high risk internet based clients.

EQUITIES AND DERIVATIVES
Head of West Coast Training

GROUP ONE TRADING LLP

(Financial Services industry)

January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)

My belief in the power of education, my ability to convey complicated ideas to people, and my excellent written and oral communication skills led me to take on the role as the head of west coast training. When almost all of the other traders went home for the day I held lectures, mock trading sessions, administered tests, and was responsible for the evaluation of every new recruit in the office. I implemented and developed a training curriculum for the main office designed to give new traders the skills and confidence that they would need in order to survive and provide immediate profit for the group. The class outline included every aspect of options trading from synthetics, to arbitrage, hedging, volatility, advanced theory, and position management of derivatives and equities.

Implemented comprehensive classroom and mock trading curriculum for new recruits - speeding their profitability and directly contributing to bottom line of firm.
Increased firm wide productivity level by providing key contributions toward core business competencies.
Equity Derivatives Trader

GROUP ONE TRADING LLP

(Financial Services industry)

January 1999 — January 2002 (3 years 1 month)

As an active floor member on the Pacific Options Exchange, I was responsible for trading a portfolio of over 35 separate equities and the hundreds of related options classes associated with each one. The open outcry system used on the trading floor requires an exceptional level of risk awareness, time critical decision making, and quantitative ability. The role requires individuals who are not only quick on their feet, but are also savvy, competitive, and able to work independently in an often hostile environment. I believe that the strength of any business model can be improved through the development of relationships, and I was proactive in developing strong connections with fellow market makers, brokers, and order flow providers in order to bring additional business to our crowd.

One of my firm's top performers in FY 2001.
Solely responsible for the profit and loss related to the option classes traded.
Fast, level headed, and able to quickly assess risk.
Risk Arbitrage Desk

GROUP ONE TRADING LLP

(Financial Services industry)

January 1997 — January 1998 (1 year 1 month)

I worked on Group One's risk desk, pricing and executing baskets of stocks, identifying and profiting from risk arbitrage and M&A situations and gaining my first exposure to convertibles and warrants. The risk desk is tasked with every aspect of risk control for the firm and, in addition, performs portfolio management, execution, and proprietary trading tasks covering a wide range of situations. It was during the slower periods of the day that I essentially taught myself the complexities of warrants and convertibles pair trading and convinced the firm to provide me with a small amount of capital to test my abilities. While earning a small salary of around $55,000 per year I earned the firm more than $300,000 over a 6 month period while at the same time excelling at my other duties on the desk.

Initiated and developed risk arbitrage, M&A, and warrants trading. Including pairs trading, synthetics, and convertible bond arbitrage.
Took leadership in every aspect of risk management, including portfolio hedging and managing derivatives exposure.
CBOE Operations Floor Manager

GROUP ONE TRADING LLP

(Financial Services industry)

January 1995 — January 1996 (1 year 1 month)

Group One's largest floor operations are located on the CBOE in Chicago. It was my pleasure to take over management of these operations during a period of extraordinary growth as they more than doubled in size. It was my belief that if a trader was provided a support staff that was competent, efficient, and well trained then they could focus all of their energy on trading and making more money for the firm. Many of the systems that I put in place to improve the efficiency and overall reliability of the support staff are still being used today.

Took leadership and proactive role in managing and expanding systems, personnel, and floor trading operations, improving the efficiency of the company's largest floor operations.
Managed a clerk staff of 25 people and kept their work day exciting, fun, and focused on the tasks at hand.
Directly responsible for all aspects of support for the floor traders allowing them to focus on making money.

Arthur Ware’s Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY

B.S , Political Economy / Economics
University of California, Berkeley

Economics and Political Science , Economics and Political Science

Activities and Societies:

Rowing
University of California, Berkeley