Lionel TRENTINI
Trader
Summary
Experienced derivatives professional with a strong background in options trading, market making, and brokerage across European and Asian markets. Proven expertise in pricing and trading complex products including variance swaps, exotic options, and listed derivatives. Skilled in developing trading tools, optimizing systems with IT teams, and managing risk across diverse portfolios. Effective leader with international experience, having built and led desks in Paris, London, and Hong Kong.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Option Trader/ Market Maker on European Indexes
Marex France
09.2020 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: ex BIP Asset Management
- Trained junior traders on best practices for risk management, compliance, and trade execution techniques.
- Mentored junior traders in best practices for successful trading techniques, improving overall team performance.
- Identified arbitrage opportunities across asset classes that resulted in increased profits for firm.
- Improved market efficiency by implementing advanced trading algorithms and strategies.
- Spearheaded initiatives to automate manual processes, enhancing overall productivity and operational efficiency within the team.
- Devised detailed hedge and trade strategies for specific trades.
Senior Broker on derivatives market on the Nikkei (listed and OTC)
06.2012 - 08.2019
- Design, programming and implementation of confirmation and trade booking tool including follow up of client activities based on multiple criteria (products, market, geographic)
- Development and follow up of portfolio of clients (banks and HF)
- Sunrise Brokers, Hong Kong
- Qantex Capital Markets, Hong Kong
- GFI (HK) Securities, Hong Kong
- OTCex, Hong Kong
- HKI LE paper 1, 2, 3
- HK Permanent Residency
Senior Broker on Derivatives Market on the Main European Indexes
11.2008 - 04.2012
- Setting up brokerage desk from ground, working on obtaining licenses from regulatory authorities, setting up give up with clients (banks, market makers and hedge funds), coding basic options pricer, setting IPC lines.
- Follow up of client bill payments
- Cantor Fitzgerald, London
- MPS Global Securities, London
Exane Derivatives
09.2006 - 01.2008
Dupont-Denant Contrepartie
09.2002 - 06.2006
- Company Overview: subsidiary of Natixis
- Managing positions under various risk limits, market making on the main European indexes option market, pricing and trading of variance swaps, options and futures electronic trading market making, pricing and trading vanilla/exotic products for sales desks. Volatility arbitrage between indexes
- Training and supervising of junior staff. Working with IT teams for optimization of trading systems.
- Design and programming of daily reporting tool for trading P&L and friction costs.
Education
Specialised Master - Finance and Treasury
ESCP-EAP, Ecole Supérieure De Commerce De Paris
06.2002
Executive Certificate Intelligence Artificielle - Economy
Centrale Supélec Paris
Paris05-2025
Math Sup.
Lycée Marcel Roby
Baccalauréat C - science and mathematics
Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
Diplôme Elève Pilote de ligne - Airline Pilot Diploma
ENAC, Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile
06.1994
Skills
- Proficient in computer applications
- MSOffice (esp Excel VBA), Python , Basic web development
- Interpersonal & Communication skills
- Client management, acquisition and follow up to long term relationship
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment
- Effective stress management
- Analytic skills
- Scientific background, 8 yrs trading on financial markets, GMAT: 730 (exp)
- design and implement IA models, Scikit-learn Associate Practitioner Certification (94%)
Languages
French Native
English Fluent (International school from kinder garden, 10+ years living in London & Hong Kong, TOEFL: 650 (exp.))
Spanish Basics
Hobbies and Interests
Combat sport (Coach for beginner/intermediate lvl in boxing), Rugby (Coaching kids), Chess
Certification
Scikit-learn Associate Practitioner Certification (94%)
GMAT: 730 (exp.)
Interests
Combat sports, Boxing
Rugby
Chess
Timeline
Option Trader/ Market Maker on European Indexes
Marex France
09.2020 - 01.2025
Senior Broker on derivatives market on the Nikkei (listed and OTC)
06.2012 - 08.2019
Senior Broker on Derivatives Market on the Main European Indexes
11.2008 - 04.2012
Exane Derivatives
09.2006 - 01.2008
Dupont-Denant Contrepartie
09.2002 - 06.2006
Math Sup.
Lycée Marcel Roby
Baccalauréat C - science and mathematics
Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye
Diplôme Elève Pilote de ligne - Airline Pilot Diploma
ENAC, Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile
Specialised Master - Finance and Treasury
ESCP-EAP, Ecole Supérieure De Commerce De Paris
Executive Certificate Intelligence Artificielle - Economy
Centrale Supélec Paris
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