Agrim Singh Aul
MBA and CEMS MiM Candidate looking for challenging roles in Strategy, Finance or General Mangement
Investment Management
Sales and Trading
Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Management Consulting
31 years old
Professional Status
Student
Available
About Me
I am an MBA and a CEMS Masters in Management candidate at IIM Calcutta (India), presently pursuing my exchange term at Bocconi University (Italy). As the CEMS Student Board Representative of IIM Calcutta, I represent the school's interest at the global level and represent the Student Board in the Corporate Partners Team.
I have previously worked at a hedge fund as a quantitative trader and interned at a leading Investment Bank, a business accelerator and a leading engineering company.
I am interested in the areas of technology, consumer goods, hospitality, pharma and financial services and want to explore a career in these fields.
I am a passionate debater, quizzer and a sports enthusiast.
I have previously worked at a hedge fund as a quantitative trader and interned at a leading Investment Bank, a business accelerator and a leading engineering company.
I am interested in the areas of technology, consumer goods, hospitality, pharma and financial services and want to explore a career in these fields.
I am a passionate debater, quizzer and a sports enthusiast.
Summer Analyst
Barclays Investment Bank
April 2017
to May 2017
Singapore
- 1 of 3 interns selected from India as Sales & Trading Summer Analyst; Internship rotations across FX Options Trading and Hedge Funds Sales desks
- Optimized volatility surface of G10 FX Options by performing hourly and seasonality analysis on volatility for New York and Tokyo cut options
- Prepared a research report on the monetary policy of 7 central banks in Asia-Pacific for all front-office IB employees in Asia
- Proposed trading strategies to FX Options and NDF trading desks by performing fundamental and technical analysis
- Prepared daily summary reports on FX and Rates trading activity for hedge funds and other institutional clients
Company Description
Barclays is one of the largest investment banks in the world, providing large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs.
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Associate – Quantitative Trading
Kivi Capital
June 2014
to May 2016
Gurgaon
India
- Developed fully-automated quantitative trading strategies for equities, commodities and currency derivatives
- Generated portfolio profits up to ₹0.2 mn/day and monitored trades with daily turnover of up to ₹ 500 mn
- Designed a risk management system to monitor portfolio exposure; handled the Risk Management System in National Stock Exchange compliance audits
- Achieved 200% YoY increase in portfolio contribution of intra-day strategies by liquidity based position sizing
- Spearheaded hedge fund’s foray into commodities and currencies; formulated 6 strategies for these asset classes
- Diversified portfolio by devising 4 trend-following strategies on 12 synthetically generated sectoral indices
- Improved efficiency, saving 4 man-hours/day and ₹2 mn annually, by automating model building and P&L logging
- Reduced execution slippage by 4 basis points, saving ₹3 mn annually, by optimizing the trade execution algorithm
- Promoted twice in 22 months and given the option of sponsored MBA by Managing Partner of the hedge fund
- Accounted for 30% of portfolio P&L in FY 2015-16; developed 18 strategies across asset classes in 2 years
- Recruited and mentored interns and lateral hires; part of 5 member interview panel at IIT Delhi and Kanpur
Company Description
Kivi Capital is an investment management firm located in Gurgaon, India, that specializes in developing quantitative trading strategies and their execution through an automated trading infrastructure. The firm uses proprietary trading algorithms and strives to generate superior risk adjusted return for its clients.
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Summer Intern
Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIM Ahmedabad
May 2013
to July 2013
- Developed case studies and playbooks for a pan-India workshop series organized in collaboration with German development agency GIZ, under the Indo-German bilateral cooperation framework
- Assisted a cohort of 14 tech startups in social sector in forging affiliations with investors and industry experts
- Evaluated business plans for a Rajasthan government project in cleantech, healthcare & manufacturing sectors
Company Description
IIM Ahmedabad's Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) is one of India's leading innovation centres. Through its investment arm, CIIE provides seed-fund and incubation support to aspiring entrepreneurs in IT, cleantech, healthcare and education space.
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Summer Intern
Bechtel Corporation
May 2012
to July 2012
- Developed a centralized authorization management system for resource management by field engineers and project managers in Bechtel’s 35 offices in 23 countries
- Collaborated on the project with teams from the San Francisco and Washington D.C offices of Bechtel Corporation
- Received a full-time offer for commendable performance and overall contribution in an important project
Company Description
Bechtel Corporation is the largest construction and civil engineering company in the United States. Headquartered in San Francisco, it delivers landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth.
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