Christopher Mc Guire

After working with Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Barclays and others, founded this hedge fund business serving HNWI and institutional investors globally with a specialty in options and convertible bond trading in Japanese and Asian markets with volatility and credit strategies. Since 2004, managed a diverse portfolio consisting of trading disciplines involving convertible bond, volatility, capital structure arbitrage, merger arbitrage, and special situations. Led business development, client relationship management, and team leadership of up to 15 staff in Chicago and Hong Kong with 24-hour trading operations in US, Asia, and Europe. Additionally, Traveled internationally for market research, on-site company analysis, and to secure new investors or maintain long-term relationships with high-value clients. DELIVERED RESULTS: ► Built the firm from scratch and earned returns well above 20% by developing a high-performance trading team and by establishing a robust business and technology infrastructure. ► Consistently outpaced the market many years including 40%+ returns in 2008 and 2009 despite the market collapse. ► Optimized processes and data management by developing proprietary systems including a scalable database and systems to administer trades, analytics, investment services, and client communication as the firm grew. ► Enhanced risk analysis and mitigated accounting services errors by selecting and implementing third-party software such as the Imagine risk system and Enfusion. ► Ensured business continuity by introducing disaster recovery sites with full redundancy rivaling much larger, multibillion-dollar firms.