Nikhil Chawla

Product Engineer

Jalandhar, Punjab, India2 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in developing automated trading strategies.
Proven track record of profitable trading strategy development.
Strong background in quantitative finance and data analytics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional specializing in algorithmic trading and quantitative analysis.

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Skills

Core Skills

Algorithmic TradingPython (programming Language)

Other Skills

AWS CloudAmazon EC2Automated TradingBack-End Web DevelopmentBacktestingC++Data AnalysisData ScienceData StructuresData Structures & AlgorithmsDatabase Management System (DBMS)Financial MarketsFlaskFutures TradingLinux

About

Passionate about Algorithmic Trading as it involves a lot of Maths, Coding & Data Analytics And a keen learner who is Focussed on applying Quantitative Finance and Technical Analysis in Stock Market

Experience

Freelance

Algorithmic Trading Developer

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Worked on multiple and versatile projects with clients from simple equity strategy on indicators to complex options based strategy on delta neutral, also deployed strategies in currency market on cloud, making them fully automated.
Not only strategies, have build trading tools for clients that help them in there trading, involving concepts such as copy trading (placing order in multiple accounts when signal comes) and implementing complex trading mechanisms such as order slicing and handling its trade management.
Building from simple to complex (Interactive) GUI for clients that help them track and drive their strategy to profits.
Client satisfaction is the thing that motivates me to continue doing this work

Automated TradingOptions StrategiesBacktestingData AnalysisPython (Programming Language)Technical Analysis+2

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Quant Developer Intern

Jun 2023 – Jul 2023 · 1 mo · Ahemdabad · Remote

Worked on Backtesting of Options Trading Strategies based on Option Greeks such as delta neutral strategies, calendar straddle etc.
Made 12X faster backtesting code for a deployed strategy, which allowed to perform hyperparameter optimiztion at a much faster rate. Updated code was also more readable and relatively easier to understand.

BacktestingOptions StrategiesPython (Programming Language)Algorithmic Trading

Quadeye

Quantitative Researcher

Aug 2021 – Oct 2021 · 2 mos

Freelance

Algorithmic Trading Development in Python

Feb 2021 – Jul 2021 · 5 mos

 Automation of Client’s Trading System in Python including Backtesting, Optimizing & Deploying
Trading Strategies on Client's Desired API.
 Deploying Trading Strategies using AWS Cloud (using ec-2 instance) & creating architecture to
store live tick data in Bulk for multiple securities.
 Multiple Strategies deployed on APIs like Interactive Brokers, FXCM, Zerodha, Alice Blue, Angel
Broking.

Python (Programming Language)BacktestingAWS CloudAlgorithmic Trading

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Algorithmic Trading Intern

Feb 2020 – Jun 2020 · 4 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

 Successfully built 3 Profitable Trading Strategies, achieved System Quality Number (SQN) of 2.61 and the maximum drawdown of 9.7% & CAGR of 91.9% over 5 years (Acc. to Backtesting results).
 Backtested and analyzed strategies on Index Futures and Currencies & further improving results with Position Sizing Techniques.
 Deployed Strategies on the exchange via Amazon AWS Cloud (Zerodha’s Kite Connect API used).
 Built python codes for 20+ Candlestick Patterns & made a utility to store live market data automatically.

BacktestingPython (Programming Language)AWS CloudAlgorithmic Trading