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Yan Zhichao John CV

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ZHICHAO (JOHN) YAN

zyan@princeton.edu | 26 Prospect Avenue, Princeton NJ 08540 | (510) 590-1989

EDUCATION
Expected, 2015

May 2013

EXPERIENCE
Summer 2014

Princeton University, Bendheim Center for Finance


Princeton, NJ
Master in Finance
Courses: Stochastic Calculus, Fixed Income Modeling, Time Series Analysis, Options and Futures
New York University, Stern School of Business
New York, NY
B.Sc. in Finance, B.Sc. in Statistics, Minor in Mathematics
4.00/4.00 Majors GPA, 3.94/4.00 Cumulative GPA, Summa Cum Laude, Stern Honors Program
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Summer Analyst, Equity Volatility Trading and Asia Macro Trading

Summer 2012

Hong Kong, HK

Built an options dispersion trade calculator for major Asia ex Japan indices
Studied intraday volatilities on different indices and proposed an intraday hedging strategy
Created a simulator to test trade ideas on the upcoming mainland China options market
Incorporated day weights in major currency pairs volatility term structures construction
Received a full-time offer at the end of the summer internship

Credit Suisse Group, AG


Summer Analyst, Equity Research

New York, NY

Assisted the team on its coverage on Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK):


o Built models and wrote a detailed research report including an investment thesis on DUK
Analyzed regulated utilities industry data with various macroeconomic factors:
o Applied time series analysis methods to detrend 30+ years of power demand data
o Studied multicollinearities and correlations of the multivariate regression on macro factors

Summer 2011

MSD Capital, LP
Summer Analyst, Partnership Investment Group

New York, NY

Wrote synopses and analyses on unusual economic events related to the Chinese capital market
e.g.:
Evaluated
existing fund mangers performances through a comprehensive analysis:
o Modeled portfolio managers returns against benchmark indices to measure implied alpha
Developed a comprehensive report comparing 12 different value-strategy hedge funds in China

Winter 2010

Federal Reserve Bank of New York


Research Assistant, Financial Intermediation Group

New York, NY

Compiled a database of dollar denominated assets from 600+ domestic and international banks
Coded econometrics and statistical packages to aggregate and analyze raw data
Matched 1,200+ domestic and foreign banks RSSD numbers with LPC and provided a base for
comparisons on banks dollar lending behaviors before and during the financial crisis

ACADEMICS
Fall 2012

New York University, Stern School of Business


Teaching Assistant, Futures and Options

New York, NY

Graded assignments for 50+ students individual portfolios of derivatives


Led review sessions on various topics including forwards, futures and options

ADDITIONAL

Computer Skills: Bloomberg, EViews, MS Office, VBA, R, Matlab, Python, C++


Languages: native proficiency in Chinese (mandarin), elementary proficiency in Spanish
Interests: skydiving, chess, skiing, brush painting, acoustic guitar, soccer

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