Lawrence Lewitinn
Lawrence Lewitinn is Managing Editor for Global Capital Markets at CoinDesk, a media outlet specializing in digital currencies. He is also the Co-Host of First Mover, CoinDesk TV's flagship show that gives investors the top stories impacting digital assets. Lewitinn is a well-respected financial journalist who has worked at leading publications throughout his career, including CNBC, TheStreet, and Yahoo. Before his current role, he was the Editor-in-Chief at Modern Consensus, an online publication covering everything about cryptocurrency and blockchain space.
Lawrence Lewitinn Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Editor for Global Capital Markets and Co-Host of First Mover
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Managing Editor for Markets
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Producer
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Business Development Strategist
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Foreign Exchange Trader
Academic History
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MBA in Finance
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MIA in International Security Policy
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BA in Economics and Political Science
WALL STREET CAREER
MQS Management
- Traded over 50 securities for a quantitative-oriented hedge fund.
- Executed multifactor quantitative global macro trading strategy utilizing proprietary models during Asian and European market hours.
- Analyzed price data and trading recommendations.
Blumberg & Freilich Equities
- Located potential acquisitions, primarily retail properties greater than 50,000 square feet for metropolitan New York commercial and retail real estate portfolio.
- Valued outstanding loans in bank portfolios and proposed work-outs for distressed debt of other borrowers.
- Defined and analyzed investment risks in current and potential real estate and retail markets.
- Modeled complex cash flows in evaluating investment opportunities and financing structures.
- Specialized in emerging markets and conducted extensive fundamental research on illiquid currencies.
- Executed currency spot and forward trades, stock indices, and metal futures with London and New York trading desks.
- Administered custom-designed trading model for currency strategy developed by Robert Y. Gelfond.
NOTES
- Lewitinn holds no cryptocurrencies.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.