Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · India

• CPAI commits every resource at its disposal to achieve its mission of development of a robust Commodity Derivative & Securities Market through assistance to Govt. & Regulator, coordination with exchanges, guidance to members and education & awareness to investors, producers & consumers through seminars, awareness programmes, workshops and e-mails etc. CPAI has earned recognition and appreciation from the government & the regulator, so much so that the SEBI has included it as a member in its Commodity Derivatives Advisory Committee (CDAC) and Risk management Review Committee (RMRC). CPAI has also been accorded representation in various product advisory and other committees by the exchanges.

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• The Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers' Forum (BBF) is a not-for-profit, association of intermediaries of the Indian Capital Market. With more than 700 members pan India, BBF is recognized by the Government/ Regulator/ Market Infrastructure Institutions as an apex body of the Indian Securities firms.
• BBF is also a member of various international forums like Asia Securities Forum (ASF), International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA), and International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE). At these forums, we are in touch with local financial market bodies of various jurisdictions around the world.

Nov 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 5 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• FYERS began as an initiative to transform the way financial investments are made by retail traders/investors in India. We're a self-funded brokerage with over 10,00,000+ customers and a strong team. In the last few years, we've become the go-to broker for DIY traders that don't need financial advice or handholding. We're focused on providing the best-in-class platforms that are robust, dependable, and enables clients to trade efficiently.
• As the generational shift from physical to financial assets is underway, we're continuing to solve the problems faced by millions of investors in India by empowering them with the most ideal investment platforms to help grow their hard-earned money. We also have dedicated teams for institutional investors such as Mutual Fund AMCs, Pension funds, Insurance companies, Banks, Portfolio Management Services (PMS), Alternative Investment Funds (AIF - Category III) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs).

Apr 2012 – Dec 2012 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Proprietary trading on ICE and NYMEX. The focus was on making money by trading outrights and spreads of US Energy markets on a daily and positional basis. The days were long since it included tracking the price movements and fundamentals of several energy markets; Crude Oil, Natural Gas & Gas Oil during the European and American trading hours.
• Apart from trading, my primary functions included:
• Tracking EIA (US Energy Information Administration) production and inventory/storage data.
• Tracking the prices and developments of other competing fuel resources.
• Forecasting Weather conditions in US as the variations determine seasonal price changes.
• Tracking economic factors to forecast the price of Crude Oil.
• Keeping tab on geopolitical developments which have an important bearing on oil prices.
• Tracking money-flows by closely observing the major equity indices, commodities and fixed income instruments around the world. (Example: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Nikkei 225, Shanghai Composite, CAC 40, FTSE 100, Precious Metals and Benchmark bonds of US & Europe.
• Trading infrastructure:
• Bloomberg
• Reuters
• Future Source
• TT

Aug 2011 – Nov 2011 · 3 mos · Bangalore

• I joined Zerodha in the wee hours of the startup mania. It was a fun place to be at maybe because it felt like I was finally at the center of the periphery. However, I played a relatively insignificant role of dealing and customer support. I say insignificant because the the senior dealers were more equipped in experience than me in executing orders at record speed. The dealing room was always buzzing with phone-calls from small traders demanding to buy OTM options, especially on expiry days.
• My takeaways from here:
• How to bet against pissed off people.
• How to do a googly on the TT table.
• How to raise stakes in a poker game & make small guys fold.
• How to punch buy/sell orders like a pro.
• How to manage risks of the trading system.
• How to drive more effectively in the peak hours of traffic.

Feb 2010 – Feb 2012 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

• When I accidentally stumbled upon the ticker tape on a financial news channel at age 16, I was hooked, I decided to seriously pursue the stock markets although I never had any background or backing to help me through it. I just loved analyzing the demand-supply of everything including relationships so I took the plunge and I had nothing to lose.
• With lack of experience and resources to learn real fundamentals of equity markets, I took a keen interest in analyzing everything TOP-DOWN. My conviction in tracking money-flows increased when short-term technical-analysis failed to deliver the silver bullet.
• Without having a second chance to make the first impression to my initial clients, I took up their portfolio management requirements seriously. I actively traded/advised them successfully.
• As usual, gung-ho investors expected wonders overnight. The portfolio strategy was to stay narrow and invest in companies which can double as the relief rally post the 2008 crisis had sent stocks soaring. Basically, there was no use of leverage and it helped. As it turned out, markets rallied and the investors did well.