Nitish Goel
*** ******** **** ****** *** ** Extn, New Delhi, India
Phone: +919*********, E-mail: ************@*****.***
Education:
> September 2013 – September 2014: Msc Investment and Financial Risk Management,
Kingston University, London
DISSERTATION (Alternative Option Pricing and Stochastic Volatility) : Worked on extensions of
Black Scholes Model such as Jarrow and Rudd, Corrado and Su, Modified Corrado and SU models to
show how deep in the money and deep out of the money options are mispriced using the Black
Scholes Model. Implemented SABR model to get the future volatility . Drew Volatility skew to show
implied volatility changes with respect to different Strike Price. Implemented Hull and White Model.
Worked on Advanced Greeks to show how Strike Price, Volatility, Time and Stock Price affects the
prices of the Options .Compared the prices of Commodity options by using Binomial Tree Model,
Trinomial Tree Model and Stensland Approximation.Computed the prices of Asian Options, Look
Back Options, Spread Options, Mirror Options, Complex Chooser Options
Fixed Income Analysis : 71% (Distinction) Described why fixed income should remain an
important holding for portfolios. Also worked on different yield curves to understand the risk
associated with the yield curves and how yield curve pattern change when the investors demand
compensation for the risk
Financial Engineering : 75 % (Distinction)
Calculated the Price of Employee Stock Option using the Black Scholes model and showed how time
and volatility affects the price of an Option . Also calculated the price of an option using Monte Carlo
Simulation method and Binomial Tree method and compared all the prices with the Black Scholes
Model
Bank Financial Risk Management : 70 % (Distinction)
Calculated the VAR for the bank . Mentioned about how operational risk can affect the company and
how it can be mitigated.Did a short assignment to calculate the foreign exchange risk and Interest rate
risk
Credit Risk
Worked on Different Financial Ratios to compare the performance of the bank in last 5 years
Portfolio Management : 66%
worked on investment and trading strategies ; the choice of a particular market; its overview and
major characteristics; the collection of relevant data and information about the available securities; the
periodic revisions of portfolio according to its returns after every 10 days ; the investment decisions
on the risk profile of portfolio and its returns
Investment Banking : 77 %
Worked on various KPI to measure the performance of the Banks
Corporate Finance and Financial Statement Analysis : 70%( Distinction)
Worked on various KPI to measure the performance of the Banks
> April 2014 – July 2014: Cass Buisness School, City University of London
Short Course on ADVANCED FINANCIAL ENGINEERING
> June 2009 – July 2013: Computer Science and Engineering,
Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Noida, India
5.2 CGPA OR 60%
Modules include: Probability and Stats. Algorithm Designs, Maths 1, Maths 2., Applied linear
Algebra, Plasma Physics, Nano science and Technology, OOPS, Signals and Systems, Electrical
circuit Analysis . Optical Communication.
Projects Worked on various algorithms and sorting techniques used in Data structures to make a
Gaming project. Project based on microprocessor and controller
DNA matching using LCS Algorithm
-A small project using Mat lab. WORKED ON SOME ADVANCED ALGORITHMS. Designed
algorithm for a banking website and made testing cases for it
Skills:
Derivatives, Fixed Income Analysis, Market Risk, Matlab, Quantitative Finance, Trading Strategies,
Option Pricing and Volatility Forecasting
Work Experience:
> September 2014 - Present
LDN Capital Trading Ltd, Moorgate,London
Trading:
1) S&P 500 Mini Futures Contract
2) GBP/USD
3) German Bunds
Nitish Goel
115 Starlite Appt Rohini Sec 14 Extn, New Delhi, India
Phone: +919*********, E-mail: ************@*****.***