Fred Smithson

Before joining Astor in 2006, Mr. Smithson was a Director at BNP Paribas in capital markets, working with corporate and institutional clients on funding and financial risk management related issues.
Prior to his work with BNP Paribas, he spent 14 years at JP Morgan Chase originating and structuring fixed income, currency, equity, credit, and commodity-derivative transactions to corporate and institutional clients.
He was responsible for advising, measuring, recommending, and executing asset and liability management transactions for clients.
While with JP Morgan Chase, he worked in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.
He has been actively involved in marketing and trading of both OTC and exchange based futures and options for over 20 years.
He is a member of the Chicago Society of Financial Analysts and was formerly a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange.
He has been a CFA since 1990 and a CPA in the State of Illinois since 1988 and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses.
He received his BBA from the University of Michigan in 1987 and his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business in 1990.