Ankit Soni

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India17 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in low latency algorithmic trading systems.
  • Proven track record in quantitative finance and risk management.
  • Skilled in developing automated trading strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in algorithmic trading and quantitative analysis.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automated Trading SystemsQuantitative AnalysisNumerical MethodsCredit Risk ModellingEconometrics

Other Skills

Algorithm DesignAlgorithmsAnalysisAnalyticsBack-testingBusiness StrategyCC#Capital MarketsComputational Fluid DynamicsData MiningData StructuresDerivativesEviewsFinancial Modeling

About

I am working on different types of low latency algorithmic trading systems with a robust risk management framework .Most of these systems are automated ,designed to handle six sigma events, backboned with top-notch quantitative models with encapsulated concepts from the field of ML, Game Theory ,Optimization Problem,Stochastic Models and Market Microstructure. Specialties: Strategies: Market making Strategies Short term directional Strategies Mean revision Strategies Markets: Equity,Equity Derivatives, Currency Derivative,Commodities Derivative Automated Algorithmic Trading System: HFT,MFT,Market Microstructure and Game Theory Area of Expertise: Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stochastic Processes,Mathematical Modelling,Financial Modelling,Statistical Analysis, Risk Analysis and Management,Optimization Techniques Tools: R/Python/Shell Scripting/Excel

Experience

Irage broking services llp

Desk Head

Apr 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

Iragecapital advisory private limited

3 roles

Senior Quantitative Associate

Promoted

Apr 2015Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Quantitative Associate : High Frequency Trading

Apr 2014Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Quantitative Strategist : High Frequency Trading

Jul 2012Mar 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Rbt algo systems pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Quantitative Analyst

Jan 2012Jun 2012 · 5 mos

  • DeltixLab Project:-
  • I have worked for a high net worth client for implementation,designing ,development and deployment of the multiple instrument and portfolio level trading strategy on Deltix Product suite for Indian Capital Market.
  • I have worked on medium frequency strategies and successfully built 15+ strategies for the client.
  • Development Platform:- C#
  • My work and responsibilities were to :-
  • 1.Understanding the client need and trading logic with its order management system and other minute complexities in strategy development
  • 2.Making algorithmic design and understanding Algo complexity with flow chart and pseudo code
  • 3.Building up the strategy with any custom indicator and statistical tools on the trading platform(Quant Office)
  • 4.First level testing on multiple scripts for maximum in-sample data and checking robustness of trade signals and logic implemented
  • 5.Improving the strategy with customization based on the first level testing and analysis of the trade results and logs
  • 6.Using optimization tools and techniques including brute force optimization forward walk optimization for analyzing the results of back testing and fine-tuning the model for final improvement
  • 7.Final level back-testing(in-sample data) and forward testing(out-sample data) simultaneously triple checking of the trade entries with dynamic and complex stop losses,reentry and exit positioning sizing, order management considering slippages,latency and commission factors
  • 8.Simulation with live data and analyzing effectiveness of strategy on different data sets and on different bar intervals for the maximum alpha generation
  • Success- Out of 15 , we went live for 3 strategy with very high annual returns
C#Algorithm DesignBack-testingOptimization TechniquesStatistical ToolsAutomated Trading Systems+1

Quantitative Analyst

Jan 2012Jun 2012 · 5 mos

  • Quantitative Modelling and Automated trading
  • Platform:IB/Tradelink/MB Trading/Excel
  • I made quantitative automated trading system, In first stage i did research on quantitative models ,understood the minute details of research papers on which our model was based , modeled it and made the dummy strategy with real data and checked all the signals and computations.In later stage i had developed and designed a 'n' number of condition sets for final statistical and scientific computation based strategy for International Market with dynamic signals,trailing stop losses,order book balance , crossover determination,bar sizing,positioning sizing,gain rebate pairty e.t.c.

Term paper

Spectral Methods for PDE Project

Aug 2011Nov 2011 · 3 mos

  • Spectral Methods for PDE Project
  •  Analysed the Fourier spectral method for numerically solving Cahn-Hilliard equation with periodic boundary conditions , proved existence and uniqueness of the numerical solution
  •  Computed iteratively the nonlinear system with calculating Fourier coefficient by FFT and coded it on Matlab

International economics project

Impact and Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment on Indian Economy : A Sectoral Analysis

May 2011Jul 2011 · 2 mos

  • International Economics Project
  •  Calculated the impact of FDI inflows on Gross Output(GO) and Labour Productivity (LPR) on Major Sectors of Indian economy
  •  Used Panel Co-integrating test ,Unit Root Test ,Fully modified OLS, Dynamic OLS testing on Eview, RATS and SAS
  •  Concluded that in the FDI is not growth stimulant rather it is growth resultant to developing countries like India
MatlabNumerical AnalysisStatistical ModellingCredit Risk Modelling

M.sc. project

Project :Credit Risk Modelling

Jan 2011Nov 2011 · 10 mos

  • Credit Risk Modelling Project
  •  Analysed and compared the mathematical modelling properties of basic credit risk structural , reduced form and hybrid models
  •  Further did the parallel computing and numerical analysis of PD with sparse grid method , default barrier with meshfree method
  •  Implemented and validated the model in Matlab, and the comparative statics of the models are examined .
  •  Examined and coded on Matlab for the EBIT-based model of Goldsten in two different cases : static case and the dynamic case
MatlabFourier Spectral MethodNumerical AnalysisNumerical Methods

Scientific computing projects

Computational Fluid Dynamics & Finite Element Method

Jan 2010Nov 2010 · 10 mos

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics Project
  • Studied conservation of law of fluid dynamics, boundary conditions, Navier-stokes equation, transport equation
  • Analysed the Finite volume method for Diffusion problem, Convection-Diffusion problem
  • Implemented all these FVM on Matlab with n nodal points with different differencing schemes (central ,upwind, hybrid)
  • Finite Element Method Project
  •  Represented a term paper on a new mixed FEM method using quadrangulation mesh to solve navier-stokes equation
  •  Estimated the optimal error and well-posedness of the problem with implementation & plotting on Matlab with examples
  •  Demonstrated the FEM solution by Galerkin method to the problem of axially loaded bar with the help of Matlab tools
EviewsRATSSASEconometrics

Course projects

Optimization & Mathematical Modelling

Aug 2009Nov 2009 · 3 mos

  • Optimization Project
  •  Studied the global descent methods for unconstrained global optimization problem to attain the global optimality
  •  Solution framework consists of a two-phase cycle with the construction of the (quasi) global descent functions
  • Mathematical Modelling Project
  •  Analysed models of therapy in light of anaemia and provides a quantification of the amount of drug a body tolerates
  •  Discussed Endemic equilibrium, bifurcation point analysis of 2 and 3 variable set of differential equations using P.D.E concepts
  •  Calculated and studied local stability, global stability of 2 and 3 variable system of differential equations of whole model
MatlabFinite Element MethodComputational Fluid DynamicsNumerical Methods

Regression projects

Econometric Method Project & Regression Project

Jan 2009Nov 2009 · 10 mos

  • Econometric Method Project
  •  Examined the contribution of foreign direct investment to economic growth in Africa using graphical and regression analysis
  •  Discovered that the contribution of FDI to growth is estimated to be positive in most of the countries but not significant
  •  Used DW test, Granger causality test, t- statistic test , R-square method on 11 countries time series data for 30 years
  • Regression Project
  •  Using SAS have successfully done MLR Analysis to predict various factors effecting reported crime rate
  •  Fitted OLS, tested β for significant repressors, tested multi-collinearity and used variable selection techniques for subset model
  •  Used R Square ,Adj-R square, backward & forward elimination technique for residual analysis,checked normality probability plot

Indian statistical instiute, kolkata

Summer School of Cryptography : Under Prof. Bimal Roy

Jun 2008Jul 2008 · 1 mo · Kolkata Area, India

  • Cryptography Project, I.S.I Calcutta
  •  Detailed study of the important cryptographic and combinatorial properties of Boolean functions used in stream cipher
  •  Implemented T.T/ANF, Walsh transformation, correlation Immunity, resiliency, cryptanalysis algebraic degree in stream cipher
  •  Implemented Shamir's Secret Sharing Scheme

Iim calcutta

Research Associate under Prof. Ashok Banerjee

May 2008Jul 2008 · 2 mos

  • Finance Project, I.I.M Calcutta
  • Worked on different Assets Pricing models and have done all implementation on VBA
  • Worked on VIX Modelling research project ,reduced execution work upto 90% by re-developing model on JAVA with GUI to calculate India VIX, realized VIX as proposed by Prof. A. Banerjee
  • Analysed Share Buy Back transaction of 100 companies with data mining and number crunching skills with prowess software by CMIE

Sidbi(small industries development bank of india)

Entrepreneurship Research Project

Jan 2007Oct 2007 · 9 mos · IIT Kanpur

  • Entrepreneurship Project, SIDBI Incubation Centres
  •  Analysed ecosystem and working models of incubation cells and incubates centered at IIT Kanpur and IIT Bombay with 20+ startups on their different socio-economic aspects
  •  Proposed few changes in incubation ecosystem which later got implemented and reflected in IIT Kanpur SIIC incubation cell policies
  •  One of my team member got awarded with CBFW-NEN fellowship 2010 (for women only) for our project and efforts made by us.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Mathematics & Scientific Computing

Jan 2006Jan 2011

R.K.V.M Gwalior

12th C.B.S.E

R.K.V.M Gwalor

10th C.B.S.E

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