Feb 2022 – Jul 2022 · 5 mos

Jul 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Head of Emerging Markets team
• o Led key initiatives to upgrade trading setup for MSCI Emerging Market futures by focusing on order book analysis and enhanced portfolio management.
• o Undertook market-making obligations for over 100 exchange traded products including ETFs and derivatives.
• o Collaborated closely with the Business Development team to sign new market making contracts with multiple exchanges including Hong Kong Exchange’s MSCI futures suite launched in 2020.
• o Conducted gap analysis and created an updated strategy for the Emerging Market team which doubled our annual profit in 2021 despite the reduced volatility.
• o Formulated macro enabled Excel spreadsheets to be able to price a wide array of products accurately and efficiently with live Bloomberg data.
• Head of Korean ETF team
• o Led a complete overhaul of the existing auction setup by transitioning to a new software and fully automating strategies which were previously being handled manually by traders.
• o Designed and implemented new strategies on the Kospi 200 and Kosdaq index futures in collaboration with the Quant team.
• o Accelerated automation in the setup which helped increase the desk profit by 400% YoY during the increased volatility period in 2020.
• o Identified gaps and proposed software changes aimed at overcoming compliance restrictions on the Korean Stock Exchange (KRX) while working closely with the Software Development Team.

Dec 2015 – Jul 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Head of Japan ETF team
• o Implemented fully automated single stock strategies at scale in the Tokyo Stock Exchange closing auction.
• o Expanded on the auction setup to introduce multiple new quant-based strategies with focus on both the
• opening auction and continuous trading sessions which led to 60% of the desk’s net profit in 2019.
• o Strategized with multiple teams on potential opportunities and the preparation needed whenever volatility
• was expected to be higher due to external factors.
• o Managed risk by coordinating with the Operations team for daily reconciliation.
• Trader Tech Team
• o Initiated decision making with local technology department heads regarding priorities for the local software
• engineers.
• o Played the role of a conduit between the Trading team and IT Developers/ Tech Operations.
• o Reported bugs and grievances back to the Software Development team in Amsterdam.
• o Facilitated knowledge transfer regarding new trading software to all trading teams in Asia.
• o Served as the first point of contact for urgent technical issues during Asian trading hours.