Ikenna Igboaka
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Head of Cross Index Options Systematic TradingMako TradingApr 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 4 months)Built a proprietary options strategy from scratch to facilitate profitable systematic market making & prop trading across a global pool of Index Options. Sourced and trained a team of Quant Traders- Data Science Certification (Machine Learning using Python)MentisSep 2018 - Dec 2018 (4 months)I attended a Python based 12-week immersive program learning and applying a variety of data science techniques including as data cleaning, modeling, visualization, and applications to big data. Metis is the only accredited bootcamp of its kind. I designed, implemented, and presented 5 data science projects (will post on Github shortly) including: - Using Gradient Boosting and various other classification techniques to classify whether a home team would win in soccer. I was able to generate a small profit in simulation - Applied Natural Language Processing (TF-IDF and NMF) to assess trends in Rap Lyrics in the last 40 years - Final Project: Building a full Poker environment on the Open AI gym with interface and training various AI
- Sitting out Non-Compete (Gardening leave)IMC TradingApr 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year)Sat out non compete, learnt to dive, traded PA part time, enrolled in Python based Machine Learning bootcamp in New York and enrolled in the Certificate of Quantitative Finance
- Head of European Volatility Arbitrage TeamIMC TradingMar 2016 - Apr 2018 (2 years 2 months)Correlation Trading Volatility in DAX/ESX/CAC/MIB/AEX Options with big success across major macro events including US and Italian elections. Team was a subgroup of the larger Global Volatility Arbitrage team trading other European and the S&P Options
- TPartnerThe Odyssey Media CollectiveFeb 2016 - Mar 2021 (5 years 2 months)Production and Creative Design
- Senior TraderIMC TradingJan 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year 9 months)Called to run DAX & FTSE book as part of the European Index marking making team - the most profitable team in Europe at the time
- Head of Fixed Income OptionsIMC TradingJan 2014 - Dec 2015 (2 years)Ran the Fixed Income desk for a year, both rebuilding our OTC relationships and initiating multiple improvements to screen setup. Took desk from a negative trend to a 7 figure positive
- Junior Options TraderIMC TradingFeb 2012 - Feb 2014 (2 years 1 month)3 months off the desk global training in Chicago & Amsterdam (Technical Trading Analysis Program) Maintained and improved the SMI & CAC screen trading operations Moved to DAX/FTSE desk taking CAC with me to gain exposure to OTC trading Metis
- Summer AnalystMorgan StanleyJun 2011 - Sep 2011 (4 months)
- Summer AnalystGoldman SachsJun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)
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- Bsc Hons EconomicsUniversity of Warwick2008 - 2011 (3 years 1 month)
- AMaths, Economics, Physics, TheologyAmpleforth College2006 - 2008 (2 years 1 month)
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- BBsc Hons, Economics • (2008 - 2011)