Yan Zhichao John CV
Yan Zhichao John CV
Yan Zhichao John CV
EDUCATION
Expected, 2015
May 2013
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2014
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
New York, NY
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
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, NY
ADDITIONAL