Tafadzwa Mabhiza

Core Competencies

• Cryptocurrency trading: Bitcoin, Ethereum, altcoins, and DeFi tokens.
• Blockchain technology: Knowledgeable in smart contracts,decentralized apllications(dAPPS) and cryptocurrency protocols.
• Market Analysis: Technical, Fundamental and Sentimental.
• Risk management, risk mitigation and portfolio optimization.
• Streamlined trade execution through the implementation of algorithmic trading bots and automation tools.
• Knowledge of both traditional markets and crypto market regulations (FINRA, KYC, AML, MICA, SEC).
• Participate in community dicussions and forums to stay updated on emerging trends and technologies.
• Proficiency in trading platforms, e.g., Binance, Luno,Uniswap and Coinbase Pro.

Professional Experience

• Independently manage a personal crypto portfolio through strategic trading and risk management.
• Conduct in-depth technical, fundamental and sentimental analysis to identify good trading opportunities across cryptocurrencies and DeFi projects.
• Monitor global market trends, macroeconomic factors and regulatory developments to make informed trading decisions.
• Implement risk mitigation strategies, such as stop-loss mechanisms, DCA and diversification to protect portfolio value in a volatile market.
• Stay updated on legal frameworks such as EU's MiCA, US SEC rulings and guidelines to ensure compliant trading practices.
• Proficient in hot and cold wallet security management and knowledgeable about local regulations.
• Conduct market research on emerging trends in DeFi, NFTs, and Web3 ecosystems.

• Conducted daily trading sessions.
• Execution Oversight: Monitoring trade execution and management of brokers and traders.
• Confirmation and verification of market deals and broker reconciliations.
• Monitoring of bookover transactions to ensure compliance and transparency.
• Compilition of trading information, interpreting trading data and generating market reports.
• Monitoring of broker-dealer operations, assessing compliance with regulatory standards, e.g. Capital adequacy, liquidity and trading practices.
• Monitoring of all stakeholders and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements to minimize risk and maintain market integrity e.g. Securities Exchange Act, Market Making Rules, Listing Requirements (Statutory Instrument), Companies Act and Market Data Policy.
• Monitoring of market trends, regulatory changes and playing an advisory role on compliance changes.
• Assessing and analyzing business documents such as M&A, IPOs and Equity/Debt Financing for compliance purposes.
• Assisted in the implementation of technology upgrades for the ZSE Trading platform to improve trading accuracy and transparency, e.g. Automated Trading Terminal, ZSE Direct, View Only Terminal (VOT) and ZSE Main Dashboard.
• Acted as a key liason between brokers ,financial institutions,listed companies and government entities to facilitate smooth market operations and adress regulatory concerns.
• Resolving operational issues swiftly.