SAJAN KOTHARI
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Axxela Advisory Services LLP Mumbai, India
Derivatives Trader Jun, 2017 – May, 2018
• Identify and analyse portfolio risks to develop trading strategies for STIR and bond futures using advanced tools
• Execute trades by studying market conditions, key indicators and their impact on price movements and market expectations
• Monitor positions and execute risk rebalancing transactions by evaluating quantitative, statistical research and market perspectives
• Record daily trades and reconciled positions to assess risk portfolio, back-test and validate trading strategies Searce Pune, India
Business Process Analyst Intern Jan, 2017 – May, 2017
• Recommended operational improvements to reduce the invoice billing cycle based on tracking and analysis
• Increased the shipment billing process efficiency from 72% to 78% by applying automation to the redundant data
• Documented business processes and procedures to meet changing business needs for International Rating and Billing (IRB) division EDUCATION
Bachelors of Technology with Minors in Finance 2017 Institute Of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad CGPA – 7.1 Higher Senior Secondary (Class XII) C.B.S.E. Board 2013 St. Paul's Senior Secondary School, Udaipur Percentage – 94.4% Senior Secondary (Class X) C.B.S.E. Board 2011
St. Paul's Senior Secondary School, Udaipur CGPA – 9.2 CERTIFICATIONS
• Passed Chartered Finance Analyst (CFA) Level I Jun, 2018
• Understanding Financial Markets, by University of Geneva and UBS via Coursera Oct, 2016
• Object Oriented Programming using C++ by NIIT Jul, 2014 INTERNSHIPS
Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur, India
Ratio Analysis Jun, 2015
Industrial training on integrated mining of Zinc and completed a project on Ratio Analysis Make A Difference Udaipur, India
Community Service Apr, 2015 – Mar, 2015
64 hours of elementary teaching to differently abled students PROJECTS
Axxela Advisory LLP Mumbai, India
Study of Currency Exchange Markets Jul, 2017 – Aug, 2017
• Created a walkthrough on FOREX markets and documented micro, macro-economic factors affecting exchange rates
• Analysed processes such as competitive devaluation of currency, hedging and derivatives trading
• Demonstrated mechanism of economic models, fundamental, technical analysis and common indicators for trade Institute Of Technology, Nirma University Ahmedabad, India Stock Market Predictor Jul, 2016 – Nov. 2016
• Predicted whether the stock of any share will go down or up using attributes having correlation greater than 0.5
• Used machine learning algorithm, Random Forest, for analysis and observations and got an accuracy of 68%
• Documented problem issues, scope statement and work performed at each stage of building prototype models AWARDS AND ACHEIVEMENTS
• Recipient of the ‘CBSE higher Education Scholarship’ for being a state-ranker in the higher secondary exam 2014-2016
• Won 2nd prize in the District Basketball competition held in Udaipur 2011-2012
• ‘A’ rank certificate holder from National Cadet Corps (NCC) under MoD, govt. of India in the Air wingS 2009
• Won 2nd prize in the District Basketball competition held in Udaipur 2008-09 LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND EXTRA CURRICULAR
• Public Relation Officer at Rotaract Club of Nirma Institutes, Nirma University 2014-2016
• Certified course in Horse Riding from Pratap Training Club, Udaipur 2016
• Undergone primary training of French for 2 years in Udaipur 2011-2013
• Bassist (Guitarist) at AKS Band and college Band 2010 - Present