Ben Fuchs
Managing Director- Trader
- Role
- Managing Director, Trader at Jefferies
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Managing Director, Trader
Aug 2014 — Present · New York, NY, US
Consumer Trader 2022 - present SPAC Trader 20••••22• Make a market in SPAC units, common and warrants with a network of over 120 SPAC investors in currently seeking, announced and recently de-SPAC\'ed companies. Trade on an agency and principal basis.• Ranked the #4 SPAC trader in 2020 + 2021 with over 6% market share.• Responsible for starting the SPAC secondary trading effort at Jefferies. Created the business plan and executed it to move Jefferies to #4 from 0% marker share in 2018.• Trade a book of SPAC inventory to provide liquidity for investors.• Communicate daily with over 100 SPAC investors including portfolio managers at SPAC dedicated funds, long-onlies, convert funds, merger-arb funds, hedge funds, asset managers and family offices.• Distribute deal and trading commentary to our network of trading clients. Research management teams, acquisition targets, and de-SPACed companies.• Partner with SPAC bankers by providing investor feedback, trading color, liquidity and market share in our SPAC issues and specialty sales capabilities when selling our primary deals.ECM Trader• Created the ECM trading product at Jefferies. Defined objectives, identified resources required and tracked progress against our goals. • Trade IPOs, follow-ons and overnight blocks. Participate in bought-deal bidding with our syndicate team and Jefferies’ senior management.• Analyze market share opportunities and risks. Improve Jefferies’ market share strategically.• Build internal partnerships among Cash Trading, Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Product Management, Technology, Electronic Trading, Equity Sales and Compliance to unlock opportunities.• Represent Jefferies at corporate events: Investor Relations Summit (panel moderator), IPO Bootcamp (trading expert), Financial Sponsors Conference, and IPO prospect meetings.
Education
Duxbury High School
High School
1999 — 2003
Yale University
B.A., Political Science
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Client Development
- Trading
- Microsoft Excel
- Small Business
- Recruiting
- Research
- Written & Verbal Communication Abilities
- Email Marketing
- Derivatives
- Risk Management
- Business Development
- Equities
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