•Participated in the creation of the European Equity Sales desk of Mainfirst in NYC. 
 o Investment Management – Generated investment and trading ideas; coordinated such recommendations with clients and with research desk in Europe; followed-up on such recommendations. Acquired an understanding of the main US and European stock markets and economies. Drew short / medium term trading recommendations on securities. Gained strong understanding of the risk factors associated with securities trading activities; managed overall risk/reward of client portfolios.
 o Project Management – Gained project management experience on engagements for clients and for Mainfirst. Ensured coordination between multidisciplinary teams of subject matter professionals. Was involved in the collection of business requirements from internal and external clients.

•Participated in the creation of the European Equity Sales desk of  Raymond James in NYC. Developed a working knowledge of the various sectors that Raymond James European Equities covers.
o Investment Management – Generated investment and trading ideas; coordinated such recommendations with clients and with research desk in Europe; followed-up on such recommendations. Acquired an understanding of the main US and European stock markets and economies. Drew short / medium term trading recommendations on securities. Gained strong understanding of the risk factors associated with securities trading activities; managed overall risk/reward of client portfolios.
o Execution of orders – Worked closely with operations team to resolve any trading breaks across the desk; ascertained market impact of orders and advised sales traders accordingly.
o Project Management – Gained project management experience on engagements for clients and for Raymond James. Ensured coordination between multidisciplinar

•Provided continuous pro-active European sales coverage to institutional clients throughout North America.
o Investment ideas – Generated and articulated investment ideas in collaboration with the firm’s research teams; developed strong financial and analytical skills.  
o Account coverage – Coordinated with European sales teams, analysts, trading, marketing and other groups to ensure complete account coverage; maintained complete and well-documented interactions with clients, as well as flagged potential sales opportunities in the firm’s CRM Database.

•Worked as a Risk Analyst and Due Diligence Analyst at exclusive distributor of the S&P Hedge Fund Index.
oRisk Management – Created and reviewed reports for weekly risk meeting with Standard and Poor’s Investment Committee; focused on leverage, concentration of position, VAR analysis, and credit risk. Utilized BondsStudio to analyze the duration and convexity of fixed income managers; used Deutsche Bank’s risk system to conduct stress-testing.
oClient Service – Acted as main contact to Prime Brokers, administrators and quantitative risk providers. Gathered and updated quantitative data on hedge fund managers’ positions, exposures, and overlays against returns.  Helped conduct weekly meetings with hedge fund managers to monitor exposures. Ensured that portfolios were properly valued, measured and monitored market and counterparty exposures and managed the information’s flow with various groups. Prepared month-end investor statements to support the calculation of the Funds’ NAV.
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•Worked directly with the CEO of Dresdner Bank in France.
-Performed due diligence of legal contracts.
-Served as an intermediary in the sale process of one subsidiary worth $100 million; collaborated with attorneys and the M&A team in reviewing valuations; supported fund transfers; monitored settlements.
-Completed monthly reports and financial analysis sent to Dresdner’s German headquarters in Frankfurt.

I am the CEO and co-founder of Storefront, the world’s largest marketplace for short-term commercial space rental.

Mohamed Haouache | Peerlist Profile

<p class="leading-6">Storefront’s mission is to make 94% of offline retail accessible to any business. Retail is no longer about buying products but rather it’s about providing an experience that consumers delight in. Storefront, the Airbnb of retail is building the future of retail by making it more engaging, more transparent and more productive.</p>