Xuan (Sean) Yu
**** *. ******* *****, *******, IL 60616 312-***-**** *****@****.***.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an intern or full time job in quantitative analyst or data analyst area EDUCATION
Master of Science in Finance, IIT Stuart School of Business, Chicago, IL May 2016 Concentration: Trading Strategies and Quantitative Analytic GPA: 3.7/4.0 Recipient, Merit-Based Scholarship
Relevant Coursework: Financial Modeling, Computational Finance, Portfolio Management, Trading in Fixed Income Securities, .Net and Database Management, Equity and Equity Derivatives Trading Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China July 2011 Concentration: Algorithms and Data Structures GPA: 3.3/4.0 Relevant Coursework: Algorithms and Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, SQL SKILLS
Computer: C#, Python, Excel(VBA), Access, SQL, Machine Learning
Language: Speak fluent English and Mandarin, understand Cantonese
Use effective research, time management, problem solving skills and organization ability PROJECTS
Used SQL in .NET environment to store, graph, query, and manage real time exchange data
Built simple multi-threaded automated trading system with TraderAPI in C#
Using Antithetic Sampling, Importance Sampling and Control Variates techniques reducing number of simulations required for given accuracy; Calculating option and bond price with Explicit/Implicit finite differences schemes and Crank-Nicolson finite difference schemes in Python
Developed and optimized pair trading strategies achieved a 34% return in two years of paper trading
Developed back test programs using Pandas to find optimal variables in strategies
Performed a style analysis for the mutual fund PRMTX; built and tested an alpha model and analyzed the company’s strategies; determined fund’s effective assets with attribution techniques
Performed financial statement analysis for Kimberly-Clark and estimated a 3-year financial forecast
Pricing American callable Bond using the one-factor Vasicek/Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) model, and the two-factor Brennan and Schwartz model in Python
Pricing CDOs using multivariate Gaussian Copula function PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trainee, Trading Technologies International, Chicago Mar.2016 – Apr.2016
Participated TT company’s trading competition from Nov.2015 to Jan.2016 and gave presentation in The Algo Showcase (January 22nd).
Won the opportunity to learn ProfessorAlgo ADL system design training program and achieved the First level ADL design certification
Built 6 Trading Algorithms: ‘Simple Entry’, ‘Sniper’, ‘Profit OCO Trailing Stop’, ‘Slingshot Engage’,
‘Chaser’, ’Time-Activated Liquid’ in ADL system
Marketing Project Assistant, Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Jan. 2015 – Apr. 2015
Led a four-member team to develop an app blueprint for Chicago Chinatown
Worked extensively to locate data, develop content, organize information and provided weekly updates to the Executive Director
Translated English to Chinese that made the app usable by people from both cultures Part-time High school mathematics teacher, ENTI Education, Harbin, China Dec. 2012- May. 2014
Teach high school students mathematics, especially to students who will attend College Entrance Examination.
Effective one-to-one teaching skills and most students got more than 20% increase in grade.
One of them got 114/150 from 70/150 in 6 months.
High level mathematics solving skills and excellent communication skills