Chicago, Illinois, United States
UChicago senior majoring in Computer Science and Business Economics. Interested in finance and following markets. Passionate about cryptocurrencies, web3 and blockchain technologies.
Equity Structured Products Trading
• Selected through networking and interviewing to rotate with Equity Derivative Exotics Trading, FX Options Trading, Interest Rates Trading, and Equity Derivative Sales • Derived Black Scholes and coded a function to price dual binaries and analyze/visualize using graphs the risk of trading it • Created a script that fits different regression models (PCR, OLS etc) to the yield curve in one, two and three-factor models to determine hedging strategies and proxy hedges for tenors, slopes and flies • Pitched a US election basket short trade comprised of Chinese companies exposed to US tariffs; back-tested, priced, and analyzed the risk to my trade; Defended my pitch successfully over 45 minutes to a group of 30 people
• Created a database that analyzed over 35 key cryptocurrencies, allowing the firm to track them in a bear market • Created daily reports on macro news including the Russian war, European energy issues, food shortages, etc...
• Founded a crypto investment fund specializing in stablecoin yield farming managing $1.4mm. Obtained annualized returns of 30% even during market downturn • Maximize portfolio growth by coding in Solidity/Python to deploy smart contracts and allocate capital efficiently • Manage investments daily, analyze risk, research new opportunities and conduct on-chain analysis • Create investor presentations and daily PnLs on excel for investors to follow, created a script to automate PnL
- Researched 19 companies in various industries as potential investments and inspected newruns/employee reviews at various other companies through Bloomberg, Google and other sources - Completed a basic income statement model for a state-run company in India - Analyzed over 30 SPACs trading below $10 to determine why they were trading under $10 despite the fact investors could redeem shares at a later date
- Analyzed 12 smart devices and prioritized 3 devices that Bili Bili (app) should expand into - Brainstormed and researched novel advertising formats with the strategy team to rival video streaming sites Youtube, Facebook etc - Researched China’s documentary market to identify how and when Bili Bili should enter documentary market