Kevin Eaddy

Responsible for the confirmation of all trades executed for multiple funds across different strategies which include products: Futures, Equities, Options, Equity Derivatives, CDS, Rates, Bank Debt, FX and Bonds Collaborated with Portfolio Managers, Traders and Accounting teams to oversee operational functions of multiple funds and managed accounts Act as the central point of contact between trading desks, sales, technology, risk departments and external counterparties

Vice President, Operations Manager - Paloma Partners - New York, NY

(2025-03 - 2026-07)

• Responsible for the confirmation of all trades executed for multiple funds across different strategies which include products: Futures, Equities, Options, Equity Derivatives, CDS, Rates, Bank Debt, FX and Bonds
• Collaborated with Portfolio Managers, Traders and Accounting teams to oversee operational functions of multiple funds and managed accounts
• Act as the central point of contact between trading desks, sales, technology, risk departments and external counterparties
• Performed daily reconciliations for trade date positions and cash transactions. Worked closely with fund administrator to facilitate timely completion of month-end reconciliations and NAV's
• Collaborated with multiple Prime Brokers and FCM's (BAML, CITI, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, UBS and JPM), as well as the administrator (SS&C) to resolve issues with clearance, settlements, trade matching and documentation

Vice President, Operations - Asset Management One USA - New York, NY

(2019-06 - 2025-02)

• Supported Back and Middle Office Operations to coordinate functionality across 5 different Portfolio Managers, including high volume global systematic macro instruments (Futures, FX, LME and Swaps), as well as Bonds and Equities
• Assisted Portfolio Managers, Investor Relations and senior management with frequent adhoc analyses and requests
• Increased overall organizational efficiency by streamlining workflows and eliminating redundancies in day-to-day operations
• Led change management efforts to successfully implement new policies, procedures, and technology throughout the organization
• Provided team oversight to ensure all daily responsibilities are being met accurately and efficiently
• Researched and resolved daily high volume breaks on trade date to prevent / mitigate T+1 breaks

Vice President, Operations - Leucadia Asset Management (position outsourced) - New York, NY

(2018-07 - 2019-03)

• Managed and led a team who worked on implementation of operational process flow for all new buy-side business
• Implemented order management and portfolio accounting systems for firm (Bloomberg AIM and Geneva)
• Oversaw daily reconciliation of positions and currency exposure
• Managed prime broker relationships to rectify any trade settlement issues across various markets for several accounts / funds
• Monitored and assisted several Traders and Portfolio Managers in booking trades and setting up securities (TRS, FX, Equities, Options, Futures, Fixed Income, Custom Basket Swaps, CFDs, Sector Swaps, CDS, CDX)
• Monitored trade allocations against several entities on a daily basis, and assist with monthly rebalancing
• Worked closely with Compliance to update form ADV, monitored risk and covenant monitoring

Vice President, Operations - Cowen Investment Management LLC - New York, NY

(2018-10 - 2018-07)

• Direct point of contact for all inquiries from portfolio managers which includes P&L issues, monthly financing inquiries, position discrepancies and security markings
• Coordinated the on-boarding of new prime/execution broker relationships, including negotiation of fee and commission schedules
• Analyzed and reported on year to date, month to date, daily, and day trade P&L performance for senior management.
• Corporate Actions: booking of all voluntary corporate events; obtain corporate elections from portfolio managers to ensure that they are submitted to the prime brokers prior to their deadline
• Responsible for trade capture, booking of trades, settlements and trade breaks related to Credit & Equity Derivatives; including equity and currency forwards, swaptions, options on futures, G-7, repos, forward rate agreements, bond futures, cash bonds, Interest rate futures and swaps

Vice President, Operations - Incapture Investments (firm closed) - New York, NY

(2018-03 - 2018-10)

• Developed and maintain operating infrastructure for Multi-Strategy focused hedge fund
• Daily cash, trade, and position reconciliations of front-end trading systems to Prime Brokers and Fund Admin
• FX spot and forward execution for the purposes of hedging currency exposure
• Assisted in operational due diligence meetings with potential investors
• Created, maintained and updated procedures for client specific deliverables
• Streamlined operational processes to reduce risk and improve efficiencies
• Oversaw PB Margin, Collateral Management and OTC Settlements functions

Operations Specialist - Balyasny Asset Management - New York, NY

(2013-03 - 2014-03)

• Performed daily transaction and cash reconciliation for multiple funds, between the internal risk system, Fund Administrator and Prime Brokers
• Worked with multiple Prime Brokers (Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS) as well as the Administrator (GlobeOp), to resolve issues with settlements, trade matching, documentation, etc.

Operations Manager - Brencourt Advisors (firm closed) - New York, NY

(2011-08 - 2013-01)

• Responsible for managing the Middle and Back Office operations for Event Driven, Credit Opportunities and Merger Arbitrage strategies with an AUM of $365 million
• Worked with team to identify opportunities for automation and other process improvements
• Daily communication with trading desks and prime brokerage account representatives regarding portfolio reconciliation, trade settlement, valuation and documentation issues
• Prepared daily Funds' performance after market close, including valuation of portfolio and P&L analytics and review
• Reviewed mandatory and voluntary corporate action events (stock splits, stock dividends, spin-offs, exchanges, mergers, tenders, consents, etc.) and ensure that they are maintained properly in internal portfolio accounting system and external counterparties

Operations Manager, Client Operations - SS&C GlobeOp - New York, NY

(2006-09 - 2011-08)

• Provided Global Middle Office support for multiple Hedge Funds
• Addressed & researched cash, position & market value reconciliation exceptions
• Ensured all position and trade reconciliations were addressed in a timely manner with external Prime Brokers
• Assisted managers in ensuring that client accounts comply with investment & compliance guidelines
• Defined and implemented end to end tactical and strategic improvements

Operations Manager, Purchase and Sales Department - JP Morgan Chase - New York, NY

(2000-12 - 2006-08)

• Managed a team of six junior and senior staff members
• Responsible for all real-time trade matching for GSCC and NSCC broker to broker transactions
• Thorough and extensive knowledge of Government securities including Treasuries, Repos and MBS
• Provided high level MIS to Senior Management on a weekly and monthly basis for MSRB statistics
• Worked in DTC Settlements for Municipal Bonds settling approximately 400 trades per day
• Assisted traders with Stocks, Index Futures, Interest Rate Futures, Put & Call Options, Mutual Funds, Govt. & Corp. Bonds, Muni Bonds, Fixed Income, Foreign Currency, Futures & Commodities transactions