SHUYANG REN
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EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY
The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
MS in Mathematics in Finance (expected January 2014)
Finance: portfolio theory and optimization, CAPM & APT, fixed-income portfolio
management, risk management, Black-Scholes formula and derivations, short-rate models
Mathematics: Ito s lemma, Markov chains, continuous time Gaussian Markov process,
Brownian motion, stochastic differential equations, Monte Carlo simulation
Computing: applications of Java programming in trading and in portfolio management
Future courses: credit markets & models, interest rates & FX models, continuous time
finance, scientific computing
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA
BA with Distinction in Mathematics & Economics (January 2010 - January 2012)
Coursework: Asset Pricing Models, Applied Linear Regression Models, Stochastic Process
EXPERIENCE
University of Virginia Department of Economics Charlottesville, VA
Research Assistant (March - April 2012)
Summarized papers for Professor Edwin Burton on behavior of noise traders and their effects on
financial markets for Professor Burton s new book on Behavioral Finance
University of Virginia Department of Mathematics Charlottesville, VA
Research Assistant (September - April 2012)
Assisted Professor Ira Herbst with his study in permutation of embedded eigenvalues
HSBC China Shanghai, China
Intern, Marketing Department (June - August 2011)
Responsible for result checking of seasonal debit card promotion
Conducted an independent analysis report of competition of HSBC in the credit card market of
China with Excel
Contributed ideas of activities, prizes and slogan for new seasonal debit card promotion
China Securities Co., Ltd Shanghai, China
Intern, Sales & Trading Department (July - August 2011)
Received training on securities and bonds, and sales techniques
Promoted financial products recently designed by the company to financial institutions
K.P CHEN&CO Certified Public Accountants Shanghai, China
Intern, Audit Department (June - August 2008)
Joined in team work by preparing financial statement for a Chinese pharmaceutical company
Translated accounting related reports, maintained accurate data
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming languages: Java (proficient), Matlab (intermediate), C++ (basic)
Other Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, SAS, STATA