BANGYI AARON XU
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EDUCATION
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS, OLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL, St. Louis, MO August 2024 - May 2026 Dual Degree: MBA & Master of Quantitative Finance
• Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0, GMAT: 740/800, Full-Tuition Dean’s Scholarship
• Degree qualifies for a STEM designation; eligible for 36 months of OPT (12 months OPT+ 24 months of extension)
• Relevant Courses: Database Design and SQL, Machine Learning Tools for Prediction of Business Outcomes, Mathematical Finance, Advance Derivative Securities, Advanced Corporate Finance, Quantitative Risk Management SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, SAWYER BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA September 2018 - August 2021 Bachelor of Science
• Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Major in Finance, Minor in Accounting & Economics
• Awards Dean's List of All Semesters, Magna Cum Laude, Grandfathered Tuition Plan for Meritorious Students
• Relevant Courses: Probability of Managerial Finance, Analysis of Financial Statements, Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management, Money & Capital Markets, Principles of Investments, Applied Econometrics, Applies Statistics PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Technical: Python, Tableau, Stata, Financial Modeling, VBA, R studio
• Industry: Data Analysis, Business Communication, Risk Management, Database Management, Portfolio Management
• Certifications: CFA Level II Candidate (Expected taken by August 2025)
• Languages: English (Fluent), Mandarin (Native)
EXPERIENCE
ZRDF ASSET MANAGEMENT, Chengdu, China February 2022 - May 2024 Equity Research Analyst - Full Time
• Completed daily, weekly, and monthly research reports regarding equity strategies in China's A-share market, focusing on small- and mid-capitalization stocks, by collecting industry news and financial ratios from the Wind database, analyzing market trends, and writing equity research reports using relative and absolute valuation methods
• Researched future supply and demand of commodities, especially lithium carbonate, and overall daily trading volume and facilitated options trading within predetermined target price by fund managers
• Prepared and formulated a fund prospectus based on goal and risk tolerance of clients and operated and maintained weekly and monthly fund level 1, 2, and 3 fund valuation reports
• Created Excel spreadsheets to track trading strategies, profit and loss, and risk exposure ALADDIN INHERITANCE CAPITAL HOLDING, Chengdu, China October 2021 - January 2022 Asset Management Internship
• Designed and selected option strategies for two asset management products based on analysis of current market and specific industry
• Preformed in preparation, identified, and reported one internal control risk factors to management after asset and credit reviews and risk assessments
• Monitored 5+ property performance throughout redevelopment cycle in support of critical capital market events
• Conducted qualitative and quantitative research on cloud computing industry, compared and analyzed financial ratios and performance metrics of key players, and drafted a report about potential investments worth $10M SICHUAN FINANCIAL ASSETS EXCHANGE, Chengdu, China June 2019 - August 2019 Account Manager Internship
• Cooperated with managers to promote two sales to existing clients, assess client's needs and resources
• Assessed three client's risk tolerance and facilitated senior management to design differentiated investment products
• Supervised day-to-day activities of support team for complete support service coverage to 20+ clients nationally ACTIVITIES / INTERESTS
• Volunteer - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Boston Rescue Mission
• Interests: swimming, hiking, boxing, tennis, LEGO building, Texas Hold'em Poker