Prashant Puniya

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India16 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in trading and derivatives with significant PnL achievements.
Proven track record in developing systematic trading systems.
Strong background in quantitative trading and financial modeling.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on trading systems and quantitative analysis.

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Other Skills

Business AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyC++DerivativesFinancial ModelingFixed IncomeManagementManagement ConsultingMicrosoft ExcelProject ManagementResearchRisk ManagementStrategyTrading Systems

Experience

16 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Alpha alternatives

Commodity Derivatives

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Open futures group

Quantitative Trader

Jul 2018 – Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Edelweiss financial services

Senior Trader

Jan 2016 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

Started a derivatives proprietary trading group, specialising in FX and Indian Equity Index Options
Ran quant trading strategies in FX.

Sports prediction and systematic trading

Developer and Trader

Jul 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

Designed and developed a systematic trading system with ability to run multiple strategies on stocks, futures or currencies simultaneously (with auto-execution).
Developed a football score and result predictor, using a learning algorithm applied to past game data.

Citi

Vice President

Dec 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

Traded the Yen flow book for first half of 2013. During the period, PnL for the book was $20mio for the first half.
Traded the Commodity currency (AUD, CAD) book from Aug 2013. 2014 PnL was $10mio until June.
Worked on ECN and CME connectivity for accessing more liquidity in FX options.

Deutsche bank

Vice President

Jun 2008 – Jun 2012 · 4 yrs · Greater New York City Area

Traded the Electronic FX Options (Autobahn) book (May 2008 - Dec 2011)
Traded the JPY flow and longer dated options books (Jan 2012-Mar 2012).
Worked on designing the new electronic option-pricing infrastructure that dynamically assimilates market information to maintain a real time volatility surface.
Designed and developed an excel-based client flow analysis tool for electronic options that evaluates client trades to identify their value to the bank, which was put into production.
Developed a pricing tool (arbitrage finder) for the CME FX future options market, and started trading these options on the (electronic and broker) exchange for DB.