Rob Friesen - Timeline
Timeline
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1964 |
Born in Eldoret, Kenya |
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1977 |
Moved to Langley, British Columbia |
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Volunteered for non-profit organization feeding 3000 kids per day. Also volunteered on a freighter carrying food and equipment from Ft. Pierce, FL to Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
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1986 |
Lead a relay team across Canada to raise money for the Somalia Famine Fund and Canadian Food Banks. |
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1988 - 1989 |
Janitor for Save-On-Foods |
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1989 - 1992 |
Manager - Woodwards/Eaton's In-Home Cleaning |
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1992 - 1997 |
Broker - Recycling (Delta Municipality) |
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1997 |
Started and sold Infront Communications, Inc. |
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1992 - 1998 |
Traded penny stocks on VSE & TSE |
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1996 - 1998 |
Bought, managed and sold a Water Pure & Simple Bottle Water Franchise |
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Jan. 1998 |
Started trading with Bob Bright & Bright Trading in Las Vegas, NV |
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Aug. 1998 |
Opened Bright office in Seattle, WA with 8 traders. |
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Mar. 2000 |
Received registration from BC Securities Commissions and began trading with traders from home. |
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Jun. 2000 |
Started Traders Edge Bed & Breakfast providing mentoring and education in Risk Arbitrage. |
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Dec. 2000 |
Opened Bright Trading office in Langley, BC. |
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2001 |
Began trading pairs with FNM-FRE. |
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2002 |
Co-founded PairCo, LLC. |
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2002 |
Co-authored the Art of the Arb trading manual. |
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2003 |
Started PairCo Capital Holdings, LLC |
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2003 |
After being plagued with registration rule changes in Canada, finally settled with and received lifetime exemption from BC Securities Commission. |