Ikenna Igboaka

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom14 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in trading.
Expert in cryptocurrency systematic trading.
Strong technical understanding of high frequency trading architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in algorithmic and systematic trading.

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Skills

Core Skills

Trading StrategiesCryptocurrency TradingAlgorithmic TradingEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

Computer ScienceData AnalysisFinanceLow Latency TradingPython (Programming Language)Qualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesQuantitative ResearchRisk ManagementSQLStatisticsTrading OperationsTrading SystemsVideo

About

Currently leading a cryptocurrency systematic trading operation @Odum Research. Former Head of Options Spread Trading Desk at Mako with over a decade experience and proven track record in both electronic and OTC, systematic and discretionary options trading and currently focusing on delta 1. Covered a mixture of high frequency and medium frequency strategies within the context of market making and proprietary trading. Strong technical understanding of High Frequency Trading Architecture Product Coverage:- Current - Crypto Spot and Futures Former - European Equity Index Options (ESX/DAX/AEX/CAC/MIB/FTSE) and S&P Starting with pure market making focus then shifted to relative value options market making and prop trading (Volatility Arbitrage) Fixed Income Options (Bund/Bobl/Shatz) Proficient in Python & VBA Passed CFA Level II as well as certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) Level II Data Science certification (Metis - New York)

Experience

Odum research

Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

Odum Research builds highly tuned pricing, risk and execution strategies at low latency to facilitate the capture of financial market inefficiencies. These systems can be deployed onto both derivatives and spot markets. Our strategies are fully automated and cover both market neutral and quantitative direction prediction. We combine market making with position taking for both pure and statistical arbitrage. Our current focus is crypto, yet our ambitions extend far beyond.

Trading StrategiesSQLTrading SystemsEntrepreneurshipPython (Programming Language)Cryptocurrency Trading+8

Mako trading

Head of Cross Index Options Systematic Trading

Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Built a proprietary options strategy from scratch to facilitate profitable systematic market making & prop trading across a global pool of Index Options. Sourced and trained a team of Quant Traders

Trading StrategiesTrading SystemsPython (Programming Language)Low Latency TradingQuantitative ResearchAlgorithmic Trading+4

Metis

Data Science Certification (Machine Learning using Python)

Sep 2018 – Dec 2018 · 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

I attended a Python based 12-week immersive program learning and applying a variety of data science techniques including as data cleaning, modeling, visualization, and applications to big data. Metis is the only accredited bootcamp of its kind.
I designed, implemented, and presented 5 data science projects (will post on Github shortly) including:
Using Gradient Boosting and various other classification techniques to classify whether a home team would win in soccer. I was able to generate a small profit in simulation
Applied Natural Language Processing (TF-IDF and NMF) to assess trends in Rap Lyrics in the last 40 years
Final Project: Building a full Poker environment on the Open AI gym with interface and training various AI using dynamic programming to memoize winning odds vs pot odds as well as Deep Reinforcement Learning

SQLEntrepreneurshipPython (Programming Language)StatisticsQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesFinance+2

Imc trading

5 roles

Sitting out Non-Compete (Gardening leave)

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 · 11 mos

Sat out non compete, learnt to dive, traded PA part time, enrolled in Python based Machine Learning bootcamp in New York and enrolled in the Certificate of Quantitative Finance

Low Latency TradingQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesFinanceRisk Management

Head of European Volatility Arbitrage Team

Promoted

Mar 2016 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Correlation Trading Volatility in DAX/ESX/CAC/MIB/AEX Options with big success across major macro events including US and Italian elections. Team was a subgroup of the larger Global Volatility Arbitrage team trading other European and the S&P Options

Trading StrategiesTrading SystemsLow Latency TradingQuantitative ResearchAlgorithmic TradingQualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies+3

Running DAX & FTSE Options books (Promoted to Senior Trader)

Jan 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

Called to run DAX & FTSE book as part of the European Index marking making team - the most profitable team in Europe at the time

Trading StrategiesTrading SystemsLow Latency TradingAlgorithmic TradingFinanceRisk Management

Head of Fixed Income Options

Promoted

Jan 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

Ran the Fixed Income desk for a year, both rebuilding our OTC relationships and initiating multiple improvements to screen setup. Took desk from a negative trend to a 7 figure positive

Trading SystemsEntrepreneurshipAlgorithmic TradingFinanceRisk Management

Junior Options Trader

Feb 2012 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs

3 months off the desk global training in Chicago & Amsterdam (Technical Trading Analysis Program)
Maintained and improved the SMI & CAC screen trading operations
Moved to DAX/FTSE desk taking CAC with me to gain exposure to OTC trading

EntrepreneurshipAlgorithmic Trading