Istanbul, Türkiye
Dual diploma student bridging finance and tech-driven by curiosity, obsessed with turning complex problems into innovative solutions. By day, I dive into financial modeling and market analysis; by night, I explore how blockchain, AI, and data analytics are revolutionizing banking, investing, and fintech. For me, finance isn’t just about numbers; it’s about designing smarter, fairer systems for the future.
•Manage a live fixed income trading book with total exposure of $1,000,000 across preferred stocks, baby bonds, and notes, with responsibility for capital preservation, yield optimization, and risk-adjusted returns. •Conduct fundamental and quantitative research on preferred stocks, baby bonds, notes, and closed-end funds (CEFs), analyzing credit spreads, NAV discounts, call risk, coupon structures, and yield dynamics relative to Treasury benchmarks. •Developed financial models to project cash flows and IRR for fixed income and equity-hybrid assets, supporting strategic funding and capital allocation decisions; provide regular performance reports on yield, liquidity, and impairment risk to senior management. •Engineered a Python research platform incorporating HMM-based market regime detection, Z-score mean reversion with dynamic volatility-adjusted lookbacks, cross-sectional momentum models (Ridge/LASSO), and Kelly criterion position sizing. •Back-tested a CEF pre-ex-dividend strategy across 600+ tickers with ATR normalization, ex-dividend gap exclusion filters, and correlation-based portfolio selection, iterating to a fundamental/technical scoring system after identifying timing limitations.
•Developed and implemented a risk management plan, identifying critical vulnerabilities and reducing potential operational disruptions by 30%, which enhanced project delivery timelines. •Simplified import and export processes by implementing standardized procedures, resulting in a 20% reduction in shipment delays and enhancing overall operational efficiency across logistics activities. •Executed and streamlined report filing system to save the office 6+ hours a month. •Assisted in creating financial reports and analysis, contributing to the accuracy of monthly performance tracking and helping identify key trends for strategic decision-making.