Aaron Koubi
******@***.*** - 949-***-**** - Newport Beach, California
EDUCATION
University of California, Irvine, The Paul Merage School of Business, Irvine, CA 09/2019 Master of Finance,
Scholarship Awards: Faculty Fellowship and Athletic Scholarship Honors:Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Student Athlete Highest Honors Relevant Coursework:Bonds & Fixed Income, Advanced Derivatives, Econometrics, Risk Management CFA Level 1 Candidate, Los Angeles, CA 02/2021
University of California, Irvine, School of Social Science, Irvine, CA 03/2018 Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics
University of Sciences, Nice, France 06/2014
Mathematics Studies
EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
Personal Projects,Newport Beach, CA 01/2020 – Present
● Allowed sufficient time to study for CFA level 1 and FINRA Series 7
● Refined investment knowledge by managing portfolios in both the American and French stock markets.
● Competed on a professional level and trained 60+ hours a week as a top beach volleyball athlete Hedge Fund, Rimrock Capital Management, LLC, Irvine, CA 04/2019 – 01/2020 Data Science Intern
● Implemented creative ways to collect alternative data to support macroeconomic strategies
● Mapped alternative datasets along with traditional data to extract signals and develop macro strategies
● Collaborated with peers and managers in a fast paced environment to test and refine strategies before implementing them to the market
UCI Stock Market Competition, Irvine, CA 10/2017 – 06/2018
● Earned first place after presenting strategies to a panel of judges and sponsors including Affinity Investments, Aristotle, First American Trust, and other members of the UCI CIWM
● Developed a web scraper to map and calculate metrics such as implied volatility and option greeks
● Earned 430% return over 8 months through arbitrage strategies using the Black-Scholes pricing model ATHLETICS
NCAA Division I Volleyball Team, Irvine, CA 01/2015 – 04/2019
● Collaborated directly with coaches and the university to uphold high standards amongst student athletes both in an athletic and academic capacity
● Cultivated a strong work ethic and time-management skills in order to meet personal and team goals
● Successfully led the team as captain to compete in the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Final 4 PERSONAL SKILLS
Strengths:Problem solver, critical thinker, results driven, detail oriented, creative Computer Skills: Excel(Advanced), Python(Intermediaire) Language: French(Fluent), English (Fluent), Spanish (Beginner) Interests:Traveling, spearfishing, chess, poker, brain teasers