Akshay Chavan

Product Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India4 yrs 9 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in quantitative modeling and financial analysis.
Proven track record in developing predictive models.
Strong background in risk management and operational efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong quantitative finance and risk management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quantitative FinanceRisk ManagementFinancial AnalysisFinance

Other Skills

Actuarial ScienceAlternate dataset handlingArtificial Intelligence (AI)AutomationBack testingBusiness AnalyticsCVXPYCapital MarketsComplex queriesComputational FinanceCross-functional teamworkData cleaningDatabase managementDebt structure analysisDeep Learning

About

Having In-depth knowledge and educational expertise in Statistics, Financial valuation and analysis. Interested in Quantitative modelling and taking on challenging problems. known for strengths in assessing data reliability and creating meaningful insights and reports.

Experience

4 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Axis direct

Portfolio Manager - Quantitative Systematic Strategies

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Quant - Commodity derivatives

Mar 2023 – May 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai · On-site

Developed an end to end back testing system right from cleaning, Trade generation, Trade analytics and performance metrics which is reusable by the team.
Established and managed a comprehensive database for the commodities team, which included building complex queries, stored procedures, library modules, IV Greeks database for commodities, cleaning data, and preparing it in a deliverable and usable format for team use.
Took responsibility for all analysis related to commodities and trader inquiries, providing proof of concept for new trading ideas.
Developed a predictive model for forecasting volatility for commodities based on macroeconomics
Developed and back tested two versions of the ATM Straddle strategy, which are currently live and actively used in daily trading activities.
Automated manual tasks improving operational efficiency.
Engaged actively in cross-functional teamwork, enhancing data accessibility and utility for the quant team by writing specialized queries related to commodities

Data cleaningTrade generationTrade analyticsPerformance metricsDatabase managementComplex queries+8

Morningstar

Analyst - DCS

Jul 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · India

Analyzing the consolidated financial statements and supplements
Estimation of WACC
Providing the change in debt structure to clients on real time basis

Financial statement analysisWACC estimationDebt structure analysisFinancial Analysis

Goodhums

Intern - Finance

Mar 2021 – May 2021 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Developed performance indicators for Value Drivers Key Success Factors and set up systems and procedures to improve business monitoring
Participated in strategic projects from a finance & control point of view
Assisted business unit in executing investment calculations and executing financial performance analysis( eg. customer profitability analysis, product & process cost analysis and working capital analysis)

Performance indicators developmentInvestment calculationsFinancial performance analysisFinance