Olivia Xu
**** * **** **, *** Angeles, CA*****
Phone: 213-***-**** ********@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Master of Financial Engineering
December 2012
Nanchang University
Jiang Xi, China
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering
July 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Diamond Capital Advisors
Los Angeles, CA
Investment Bank Analyst Intern, Mergers/ Acquisitions
Current
. Assist Manage Director in valuing businesses, creating pitchbooks,
performing due diligences for current clients
. Prepare materials for potential transactions including financial
analysis, market research, due diligence findings and return analysis.
FX Investment, Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Trader
December- February 2013
. Provided detailed and value added analysis of any large or unexpected
moves in the risky position
. Traded in Spot Foreign Exchange in company's practice system for several
monthes
Pyntail, LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Financial Analyst
April- November 2012
. Created financial models for app games detailing projected cash flow,
comparable analysis and pricing parameters
. Wrote the business plan for the online game system and presented the
plan to attract outside capital
. Collected financial information and prepare financial reports to
determine and maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss,
tax liability, and other financial activities.
Caitong Securities
Zhejiang, China
Equity Researcher
August- September 2012
. Based on technical and fundamental analysis, formed the research report
of IPO stock "ShiMei"(002691 SZ)
. Developed a report about Coal Machinery Industry of China with statistic
and macroeconomic methods to recommend the stocks and create the
industry forecasting
. Contributed to the ratio part of stock selection models to help the
users determine best methods for purchasing stocks
Dingli Environment Company
Zhejiang, China
Direct Assistant to the Sales Manager
June- August 2010
. Led a 4-person intern team to conduct a background investigation of
market demands of environment protect equipment and mapped out the
supply demand chart of the market and conduct a report about the results
. Developed a sale strategy to attract potential customers by providing
them with the company's most successful cases and result in a 9%
increasing in sales in two months
ACADEMIC PROJECT
Financial Analysis- Corporate Finance
October-November 2010
. Conducted a historical financial data analysis of Enron from 1985-2000
and overviewed its business model to find the root cause of Enron's
failure
Simulation Portfolio Management- Investment Analysis and Portfolio
Management June-August 2011
. Developed 3 portfolios using investment strategies of top-down approach,
equity investment using CAPM model & portfolio optimization with
efficient frontier, straddle & strangle option strategies on high
volatile stocks. The results of three portfolios are all above the
average return of S&P 500
Trading Strategies for VIX Based on Quantitative Methods- Financial
Engineering February- July 2012
. Based on BP Neural Network and VAR numerical solution to predict future
VIX Price during stable and unstable periods
. Established portfolio trading strategies based on prediction results
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Software Skills: Microsoft Office, C, JAVA, SQL, AutoCAD, Photoshop,
Quickbook
Language: Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese
Interests: Community Service, working out and cooking
Activities: Volunteer of Greenpeace Organization, Volunteer of China US
Business Summit