Dylan Patel

Equity Trader @ BlackRock

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Experienced trader with a background in equities, convertible bonds, and futures. Passionate about financial markets and motivated by dynamic environments.

Experience

  • Global Trading - Equity Trading Associate at BlackRock
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Primary Responsibilities: - Trading the LatAm ETF/index and systematic L/S equity book - Trading the US systematic convertible bonds book - Trading the US systematic L/S equity reactive flow Secondary: - Trading the global equity index futures book - US ETF/index rebalance research

  • SMB Capital (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Equity & Derivatives Trader
      Jul 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      L/S equity & options trading in an active, absolute return environment (Subsidiary of Kershner Trading Group) - Managed a $12m book which was increased through performance based risk bumps from $150k - Increased team profitability in earnings and mean reversion strategies through the implementation of a data-driven process - Utilized equities & options to dynamically hedge positions

    • Equity Trading Senior Intern
      Sep 2020 - Jun 2021 · 10 mos

      - Conducted real-time and historical research to build a strategy based on the last decade of mid/large cap earnings seasons - Identified variables with a positive correlation to price within various sectors (internet/software, energy, financials, and TMT) - Performed statistical analysis on daily/weekly trade execution data to optimize profitability

  • Audit Intern at PwC
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2020 · 2 mos

    - Studied the fundamentals of public accounting with a focus on audit practices - Analyzed financial statements and provided support research - Gained practical experience in audit procedures & techniques through hands-on training

  • Equity Trading Intern at SMB Capital
    May 2020 - Jul 2020 · 3 mos

    - Developed a basic understanding of long/short strategies in an absolute return environment - Learned the fundamentals of alpha generation & equity research - Built basic scripts, filters, and algorithms to aid trading system