Tong Zhao
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EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
Master of Science in Financial Engineering 08/2015 – 05/2017
GPA: 3.7 / 4.0
Relevant Coursework: Introduction to Python for Financial Applications, C++ Programming in Finance, Introduction to Financial Risk Management, Stochastic Calculus for FE, Pricing and Hedging, Computational Methods in Finance, Portfolio Theory & Application, Advanced Derivatives
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
Risk Disclosure Based on Trading Strategy 01/2017 – 05/2017
Using R to create a trading strategy based on the risk disclosure issued by company
Stage #1: Used AIC model to build linear regression between 30 risk factors and long/short term volatility and return
Stage #2: Created an initial portfolio by using the Mean-CVaR method and calculate its weight
Stage #3: Rebalanced the weight and do the back test based on the regression model, compared the result with the benchmark
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
Stock Analysis and Visualization 01/2016 – 05/2016
Used Python to visualize Apple Inc.’s stock trading volume, moving averages and daily return
Compared Apple Inc. with Google, Amazon and Microsoft’s closing price, and shown their correlation in a correlation plot
Used Monte Carlo Simulation to calculate the Value of Risk of Google
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
Strategy back testing with Yahoo finance API 01/2016 – 05/2016
Used C++ to create three trading strategy and download data of stock from Yahoo Finance API
Used data downloaded from Yahoo API to trade stocks
The result showed the cash and portfolio value of the client
WORK EXPERIENCE
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Dalian, China
Risk Management Intern, Risk Management Department 06/2016 – 08/2016
Checking loans and chronicling of events of each company and tracking its credit situation
Making financial statements of banks’ client and monitoring overdue data
Assisting colleagues in filing documents, in charge of photocopying, scanning and faxing documents
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Languages: Fluent in Mandarin, English
Technical Skills: Fluent in Python, R, Matlab, SQL
Certifications & Training: Candidate of FRM, Google Analytics Certification