Jay Gupta

AI Researcher

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India5 yrs experience

Key Highlights

3 years of experience in quantitative trading.
Expert in leveraging AI for financial market opportunities.
Strong leadership experience in student-run initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a focus on quantitative trading and AI-driven solutions.

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Back-End Web DevelopmentCCorporate FinanceData AnalysisLeadershipMachine LearningManagementMongoDBNode.jsPython (Programming Language)RRStudioTeam Management

About

Entrepreneur | Quantitative Trader | IIT Kanpur Alumnus With 3 years of experience in quantitative trading within the HFT industry, I specialize in leveraging data, algorithms, and advanced technology to uncover opportunities in financial markets. A proud graduate of IIT Kanpur with a background in Economic Sciences, I’ve always been driven by a passion for innovation and building solutions that matter. Currently, I’m channeling this drive into my entrepreneurial journey, working on a stealth-mode startup that blends cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence and finance. I’m always open to conversations about the future of financial trading, derivative markets, and AI’s transformative role in these domains. Let’s connect and explore possibilities!

Experience

Iragecapital advisory private limited

Quantitative Analyst

Mar 2022 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Credit suisse

2 roles

Analyst

May 2021 – Mar 2022 · 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Delta-One & Program Trading

Summer Equity Research Analyst

May 2020 – Jul 2020 · 2 mos · Maharashtra, India

Achievements: Recieved Pre Placement Offer based on excellent performance during internship.

Quantify capital

Quant Research Associate

Apr 2020 – May 2020 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra

Writing quantitative trading algorithms and back-testing to generate alpha.
Extracting, analyzing and interpreting a variety of data
Analyse large financial data sets to identify trading opportunities
Design, back-testing and implementation of strategies

Industrial and management iit kanpur

Summer Internship

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Kanpur Area, India

Evaluated objective probability densities using GJR-GARCH model and Gaussian Kernel density estimation
Computed risk neutral densities (RND) and implied volatility of options by employing Black-Scholes model
Compared forecast ability of the RND and risk-adjusted density functions to arrive at measure of risk aversion
Estimated risk premia for the Indian Market using 20 years’ options data comprising over 1 Million data points
Achievement: Jay Gupta, Suman Saurabh, Sachin Angural, "Estimating Option-implied Risk Aversion and Risk Premia in the Indian Market” submitted to Indian Finance Conference, 2019 (IIM Ahmedabad), Under Review*

Students undergraduate research graduate excellence (surge)

Research Fellow

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Kanpur Area, India

Designed allocation & modified peer grading (TRUPEQA) algorithm for incentive & consensus layer respectively
Implemented crowdsourcing grading mechanism on blockchain using Ethereum’s private blockchain network
Deployed nodes, instances using NodeJS, Web3 & implemented desired consensus and allocation mechanism
Created Smart Contract in Solidity for various functionalities and used NextJS & ReactJS for user interface
Achievement: A working paper on same

Public policy and opinion cell, iit kanpur

Coordinator

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr · IIT Kanpur

Co-ordinator of IITK's first student-run “think-tank”, which brings global and national events into valuable perspective.
Leading a team of 20 members which tries to bring awareness of various national and international happening in the campus community.
Started "POLICY RESEARCH” as a subpart of Policy conclave where we tried to bring eminent individuals in the fields of policy research.

Techkriti, indian institute of technology kanpur

Manager

Sep 2018 – Apr 2019 · 7 mos

Organized Entrepreneurship events with 100+ contestant in IIT Kanpur’s Technical Fest, Techkriti’19
Pitched a budget of over 2 lakhs to organize Entrepreneurship events for over 100 people
Signed MOU with various entrepreneurship promoting agencies, incubation centers and Angel investors such as NASCCOM 100000
Initiated new competitions like Stockism for Silver Edition of Techkriti

Students' placement office, iit kanpur

Company Coordinator

Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 · 7 mos · IIT Kanpur

Facilitated internship process by assisting companies in conducting various processes for over 500 Administered the logistics of the presentations, tests and interviews conducted by companies in a team of 30 members