Director for the Northern Virginia offices of Merrill Lynch, a leading financial management and advisory company, Peter Ambrose assists his team in delivering financial planning as well as other services to their clients. Previous to this position, Peter Ambrose served as Director of the Northern New England complex and Associate Director of the company’s New Haven, Connecticut complex.
Before working at his current company, Peter Ambrose functioned as the Director at PaineWebber/UBS on Wall Street. The Switzerland-based group serves corporations, organizations, and private clients worldwide in the areas of asset management, wealth management, and investment banking. In this position, Peter Ambrose assisted his financial advisors in delivering comprehensive investment solutions to their individual institutional clients. He also was responsible for protecting the group’s assets and reputation.
Peter Ambrose graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Active in the financial services industry, he belongs to the American Stock Exchange Disciplinary Committee, now part of NYSE Euronext. Peter Ambrose also serves as an Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), operator of the largest dispute resolution forum for financial services in the United States.
In his free time, Peter Ambrose contributes to United Way and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity International. He also gives to the Wish You Well Foundation, which promotes family literacy nationwide. Peter Ambrose enjoys golf and tennis, and he is a member of the River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls, Virginia.
Founded in 1858, St. Bonaventure University is located on 500 acres in southwestern New York state. We prepare our students for a good journey through life and for their professional careers by beginning their studies with a strong liberal arts curriculum.
Peter Ambrose's Publications
American Stock Exchange, Peter Ambrose Merrill Lynch
March, 2011
[Attribute to: Bobjagendorf] The New York City home of the American Stock Exchange, one of the nation’s long-standing, leading stock markets.
Peter Ambrose serves as a member of the American Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee. In this capacity, he works to ensure the continued fair and honest completion of investment trading and other stock market activities in the United States. The American Stock Exchange, or AMEX, operated as a member-owned mutual organization in New York City. Known as the New York Curb Exchange until the 1950s, the organization became the leading international stock market, listing more foreign issues than all other analogous markets in the United States combined. To this day, it remains a leader in both national and international financial sectors.
In October 2008, NYSE Euronext acquired the American Stock Exchange. NYSE Euronext currently operates as one of the leading and most diverse exchange organizations in the world. With this acquisition, NYSE Euronext cemented its place as one of the top three United States options marketplaces while taking on an enlarged leadership role in cash equities, structured products, and closed-end funds.
NYSE Euronext began phasing out the American Stock Exchange’s website in early 2009, after arranging to offer many of the same services through its own website. Interested investors who relied on the American Stock Exchange’s online information can now look up materials related to equities, indices, United States stock quotes, bonds, and exchange traded products at nyse.com.
Peter Ambrose supports Habitat for Humanity, Peter Ambrose Merrill Lynch
April, 2011
Peter Ambrose supports Habitat for Humanity, a Christian organization that builds homes for disadvantaged families and individuals throughout the world. With five hubs in North America, South Africa, Thailand, Slovakia, and Costa Rica, the group spreads its resources far and wide in an effort to reach underserved populations.
Habitat for Humanity also operates community-level establishments that function as independent nonprofit facilities. At this level, home building, fund-raising, and site selection exist as the main priorities. Volunteers additionally work to negotiate with mortgage companies and construction partners to aid in the organization’s efforts. Seeking to “eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action,” Habitat for Humanity selects homeowners based on several factors, including readiness to become involved in the program, the ability to pay back loans, and a high level of need.
Throughout the building process, Habitat for Humanity strives to create environmentally friendly homes, constructed with “green” materials. The organization places an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability in the building projects it undertakes. Over the years, Habitat for Humanity has attained an established and respected reputation as a successful nonprofit organization. Many celebrities and public political figures have supported Habitat for Humanity, donating both time and money to the cause. The outfit also affords young people the opportunity to get involved by sponsoring numerous youth programs, including the Collegiate Challenge, Campus Chapters, Youth United, and Global Village Trips.
During the weekend, I love to unwind by playing tennis at the local country club. While it is certainly a recreational activity, nobody likes to lose on the court. In order to improve your game and stay in peak condition, it is necessary to participate in some type of sport-specific workout or training program. Tennis requires a combination of speed, agility, and power, which means that a variety of training techniques should be employed. Because players exert bursts of energy over a prolonged period during the match, both aerobic and anaerobic activities must be integrated into a training regimen. Below are some of the best ways to achieve this combined approach:
Plyometrics: Through a combination of speed and resistance, plyometric training is ideal for developing the force needed for serves and forehands. Common examples of plyometric exercises include box jumps, bounding, and hopping. Upper body training can be accomplished by throwing medicine balls in different ways, such as slamming the ball into the ground, throwing it out from your chest, or heaving it straight up in the air.
Watch Great Tennis Plyometrics ROUTINE Uploaded by WorldTennisTalent on Mar 7, 2010
Interval Training: Ideal for building endurance strength while preparing for the intensity of individual points, the athlete pushes to an anaerobic level for a short period, and then recovers while remaining in an aerobic state, repeating the cycle. The exercise develops cardiovascular capacity while maintaining Type II, or fast twitch, muscle fibers. Sprinting the straights and jogging the curves on a typical track is a common example of interval training.
Tom Avery’s FREE Tennis Lessons – Improving Footwork And Movement ( Part 1 Interval Training)
Agility Training: Lateral quickness is essential for tennis success. One of the best ways to develop this type of speed is by training with the agility ladder, which is a tool that looks like a single row of hopscotch squares. Athletes go through the ladder with a variety of foot sequences to improve coordination and quickness. Running through various cone drills also vastly improves footwork.
