Istanbul, Türkiye
Dedicated to delivering quality results within a team, prioritizing tasks in high-pressure environments. Committed to continuous improvement and leveraging strong analytical and communication skills to enhance efficiency in assignments.
• Market make in Borsa İstanbul single-stock and index futures & options & warrants & ETFs & certificates; manage two-sided quotes, spreads, inventory, and risk limits. • Design and price structured products (warrants & certificates); oversee end-to-end delta/vega hedging of issuance books. • Execute delta-neutral, relative-value, and statistical-arbitrage strategies to enhance desk profitability and liquidity metrics via prop and arbitrage trades. • Coordinate with Sales for pricing/distribution; manage product lifecycle and client feedback loop.
• Built complex financial models to analyze and forecast business cases, providing data-driven insights for decision-making. • Designed and developed pioneering financial products to meet evolving market demands. • Prepared and delivered investor presentations, showcasing projected business models and financial performance to secure investment support. • Conducted in-depth market research and analysis to gain a deep understanding of consumer needs and preferences, informing product development and marketing strategies. • Assisted to develop effective marketing communication strategies to promote financial products and engage customers successfully.
• Developed and optimized high-frequency, low-latency algorithmic trading strategies in the Derivatives Market (VIOP) while actively supporting day-to-day trading operations. • Collaborated with developers to implement these strategies effectively and engaged in futures market-making. • Executed Single Stock Futures trades on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, with a focus on arbitrage, technical analysis, and event-driven catalysts. • Prioritized strategy stability, diagnosed issues, and expanded the trading suite. • Analyzed market trends to identify profitable trading opportunities, leveraging innovative market spread pricing and low-latency market data for latency arbitrage. • Collaborated with quantitative researchers to enhance trading strategies. • Maintained meticulous daily profit and loss records and generated trading reports to track performance.
• Contributed to the development of customer and category strategies (4P) while actively tracking and analyzing brand performance using Nielsen data and financial reports. • Monitored and assessed performance against key reach and engagement KPIs to inform data-driven decisions. • Conducted rigorous financial modeling to provide crucial support for decision-making processes. • Played a pivotal role in shaping category marketing plans by offering in-depth customer and category analysis and formulating effective promotional strategies. • Served as the primary point of contact for brand marketing teams, facilitating seamless collaboration and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Assisted to produce financial reports through meticulous data collection and information gathering, ensuring accuracy and completeness, reflecting a keen attention to detail and compliance with industry standards. • Provided valuable support to both the trade payables and cash allocation departments and actively contributed to the audit process, demonstrating a commitment to financial excellence.