Wenting Xin
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EDUCATION
Master of Art, Economics, University of Southern California 08/2013-05/2015 Ø Courses: Econometrics, Micro and Macro Analysis and Policy, Economic Consulting and Applied Managerial Economics, Management of Financial Risk, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Contract Organizations and Institutions, Games and Economics Ø Teaching Assistant of Operations Management (BUAD 311) Bachelor of Art, Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology 09/2009-07/2013 Ø First prize in National University Students’ Innovation Program, top 5 out of 100 programs Ø Honorable Mention of academic forum in School of Humanities and Social Science Ø “RenMin” College Scholarship during 2009~2013
INTERNSHIPS
Zurich Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Hong Kong 02/2012
Ø Participated in the investment CIP course and stock investment course; Ø Worked on the business plan of immigration investment; Analyzed and compared the immigration investments in Hong Kong with those in USA by using Excel to model and evaluate the profits. Department of Marketing in New Oriental School, Beijing, China 07/2010~04/2011
Ø Worked as a training program consultant on student recruiting and registration; Ø Maintained the student information management system; Coordinated and prepared documents, schedules for discussion sessions.
PROJECTS
Investment Contest in Maximizing Sharpe Ratio of Givens Funds Ø Designed a relative performance ranking algorithm by calculating the weighted average variable ranking based on the data of given funds; Won the second prize in the contest. Experiment in Portfolio and Investment Strategy During Financial Crisis Ø Analyzed the Sharpe Ratio and other statistics of stock return in US and Australia during past 10 years; Justified that investors should not diversify portfolio during financial crisis. Investigation and Data Analysis on California Escheatment Ø Started with academic literature review of escheatment and laws; Collected public data from government website and formulated hypothesis for further analysis; Determined escheatment fund magnitude via regression model and verified the prior hypothesis. Portfolio Management and Hedging Strategies Analysis Ø Participated in virtual stock trading on StockTrak Global Portfolio Simulations; Made huge profit by using protective put and bear put spread hedging strategies for risk management. RESEARCH EXPERENCE
Hong Kong Wenhui Po Qinghai Office, Qinghai, China 08/2012~09/2012 Ø Researched on financial supports for post-earthquake rebuilding in Yushu, Northwest of China; Ø Collected data of completed public constructions like hospitals and schools; Gathered the loan information from financial institutions for rescue and reconstruction; Ø Analyzed the quality and efficiency of post-disaster reconstruction based on several regressors using regression model;
Ø Published the article Qinghai: Rebirth within Three Years, Charming New Yushu. Wenting Xin
213-***-****, ***********@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wenting-xin/90/ba9/a9a 258 36th AVE APT A, San Mateo, CA, 94403
Public Relation Magazine, Beijing, China 04/2012~08/2012 Ø Researched on the brand culture and product features of the luxurious wine of Louis XIII; Ø Worked on homepage maintenance, product brochure design and magazine issuance; prepared for weekly overview of latest financial news; wrote brief articles of macroeconomics analysis from economics forums.
Ø Published the article Strategy of Luxurious Louis XIII in China (ISSN: 1673-0445); VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Ø Worked as a volunteer Maths teacher at Funhill Hope Primary School in Beijing county for 1 year. Ø Worked as a photographer on several college conferences and forums. SKILLS
Ø Financial analysis, economic modeling, data analysis and quantitative research Ø Microsoft Office, Stata