Li Jun Chen
New York, New York 10011
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EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
MS in Mathematics in Finance (expected Jan 2013)
Finance: The theory and practice of portfolio management, Black-Scholes formula and its
applications, advanced risk management techniques, index and ETF arbitrage, statistical arbitrage,
volatility arbitrage, interest-based derivatives, time-series models
Computing: Java programming with applications in financial asset trading, hedging, and portfolio
management. Mathematical analysis of numerical algorithms and practical problem solving in Matlab.
Simulation in Excel model all major types of market, credit and actuarial risks
Math: Topics in Bernoulli trials and random walk, law of large numbers and central limit theorem,
conditional expectation and martingales, etc.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (2008-2010) Tempe, AZ
BS in Mathematics & BS in Finance, GPA: 3.97/4.0
Extensive course work in calculus, probability and statistics, differential equations, corporate finance,
financial and managerial accounting, portfolio management and financial derivatives
Detailed analysis of Enron Corporations Weather Derivatives case, including analysis of historical
weather pattern, profit and loss analysis for swaps, caps and floors and the company s risk tolerance to
decide on the most suitable derivative contract to hedge cold weather
EXPERIENCE
Arizona State University Registrar s Office Tempe, AZ
Office Assistant (2008-2010)
Assisted students in registration related activities and handled confidential information
Mercer Government Human Services Consulting Phoenix, AZ
Health & Benefits Intern (summer 2009)
Used Chronic Illness and Disability Payment System and Medicaid Rx model for risk adjustment
project for Pennsylvania State Medicaid program to adjust capitated payments; developed models and
analyzed data using Microsoft Excel and Access for clients
Reviewed teammates models to ensure quality
Generated $15,000 in revenue in 3 months based on billable hours
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming languages: Java, Matlab, MySQL, VBA (one semester), C++ (basic)
Other Software: Microsoft Office
OTHER
Native speaker in both Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese
Secretary of Christians on Campus at Arizona State University