Who We Are

   Paul Hodermarsky:

Consultant

BEST - Bayesian Efficient Strategic Trading, LLC

   Paul Hodermarsky is a self employed consultant, who excels in financial statement preparation, write-up procedures and the establishment of accounting controls. He provides BEST with reviews of financial reports and advice on compliance issues.

   Prior to consulting, Mr. Hodermarsky was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nikko Americas Holding Co. Inc. (NAH). NAH is the holding company for Nikko Alternative Asset Management Inc. (NAM). NAM was a broker/dealer and investment advisor firm. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Hodermarsky directed and administered all financial and operational reporting activities and organized accounting, regulatory and operational control functions. Before, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Hodermarsky was the Director of Internal Audit for the Nikko entities. He was responsible for insuring adherence to those accounting and operational procedures necessary to control Nikko’s expansion into several new areas of business. These areas included becoming a primary dealer, a future commission merchant and trading in mortgage backed securities.

   Mr. Hodermarsky was the former Director of Compliance for Paine Webber Incorporated. In that capacity he developed a management reporting system to identify potential irregularities relative to account executive activities and to identify those branches where managerial supervision needed to be enhanced. In addition, he established procedures to perform a comprehensive review of highly active customer accounts. Prior to assuming the role as Director of Compliance, Mr. Hodermarsky was the Director of Internal Audit for Paine Webber Incorporated.

   Currently, Mr. Hodermarsky is serving on the Board of Directors and committees of various non-profit organizations. He is a Certified Public Accountant with a BBA (accounting) from Manhattan College and MBA (financial management) from Pace University.