Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Developed cross-exchange arbitrage strategies in high-frequency trading (HFT), as well as options scalping and market-making strategies to capture short-term price inefficiencies.
• Designed and executed quantitative trading strategies across equities, currencies, and derivatives using statistical and machine learning models, improving signal accuracy and strategy hit rate by 8–12%.
• Conducted Monte Carlo simulations and scenario analysis to evaluate strategy robustness under different market regimes, ensuring stable performance across volatility environments.

Aug 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Provided liquidity as a market maker for options contracts, managing bid/ask spreads to capture price fluctuations while controlling risk.
• Tuned trading parameters and applied algorithmic variations daily to optimize high-frequency strategies, improving execution speed by 15% and boosting profit margins.
• Monitored system logs and performance using Linux tools, troubleshooting issues for smooth real-time operations and reducing downtime by 20%.
• Implemented and adjusted hedging strategies in response to market changes to manage risk effectively and protect portfolio value.

Jun 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Managed UDP and Kafka servers and utilized SQL for data retrieval and analysis, supporting robust data pipelines and real-time monitoring essential for quantitative trading infrastructure.
• Provided technical support and troubleshooting for GPS tracking and telematics systems, ensuring high system uptime and reliability critical for time-sensitive data processing.