Ankit Kumar

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

7+ years in XVA and Quant Pricing.
Expert in CVA, FVA, and RWA pricing.
Strong Python and C++ foundation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional specializing in XVA and quantitative pricing.

Contact

ankitkur@iitk.ac.in LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

X-value Adjustment (xva)FinanceTrading

Other Skills

ArduinoArtificial Intelligence (AI)BloombergCCredit AnalysisDashboardsDigital Image ProcessingDigital Signal ProcessingElectronics Hardware DesignEmbedded SystemsInvestment BankingMachine LearningMatlabMentoringMicrocontrollers

About

Front-office XVA / Quant Pricing professional with 7+ years of experience supporting global Rates and FX tradingdesks across London, Hong Kong, and APAC. Deep expertise in CVA, FVA, CSA discounting, and RWA pricingunder IMM and SA-CCR frameworks, with strong intuition for valuation drivers, netting, collateral asymmetry, andcapital impacts. Known for time-critical trade pricing, clear explainability of XVA and capital drivers, and closepartnership with traders, sales, quants, risk, and IT in production-critical environments. IIT Kanpur Electrical Engineering graduate with a strong Python/C++ foundation, delivering proprietary pricing tools, automating complexworkflows, leading regulatory transitions, and optimizing capital through structured solutions such as CLNs.

Experience

Hsbc

3 roles

Assistant Vice President

Promoted

Mar 2022 – May 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

XVA Trading:
Manage XVA pricing (CVA, FVA, ColVA) for OTC derivatives across global trading desks.
Assessment of impact for regulatory changes (INR CSA, LIBOR-RFR) and RWA optimization.
Resolved critical curve/pricing issues in internal pricing tools, directly improving pricing fairness
Owned and enhanced discounting tools used across Asian sites for PnL & Risk calculations
Collaborated with quants and IT to deploy pricing platforms and trained sales teams on usage.
Mentor new joiners on XVA concepts, pricing systems and process ownership.

PythonBloombergX-Value Adjustment (XVA)Finance

Senior Associate

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Hybrids Trading:
Priced complex structured credit products including CLNs, CDS warrants, Repack Notes, and TRSs.
Built Python & VBA-based tools to automate trade reports, CLN pickup analysis, and bond RV screens.
Developed a Dash App using StratPy and Bloomberg/XDS data to efficiently analyze CDS opportunities.
Contributed to ABS Datawatch dashboard for monitoring MBS/ABS trades and related risk factors.
Prepared credit analysis reports using investor and rating data to support structured financing decisions.
Collaborated closely with London desk to support structuring, trade setup, and product marketing.

PythonVisual BasicFinanceTrading