Mridul Saraf

A confident, challenge-stimulated, & collaborative individual with a strong interest in Research & Finance

EDUCATION

Financial Risk Manager (FRM), GARP, US             Mar 2021 – Aug 2022

Master's in Finance & Risk Management 

• Passed Parts 1 & 2 on the first attempt, youngest in South-East Asia
• Grade: Distinction with the highest quartile for all subjects in Part 1 

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore             Aug 2021 – May 2024

Bachelor of Accountancy (Direct Hons) with a minor in International Trading

• Penultimate year student, CGPA: 3.33

ASDRP, US Apr 2020 – Feb 2021

Summer Research Program (Overseas experience)

• Pursued extensive research on applications of Quantum computing and chaos theory for its implementation in stock analysis and algorithmic trading under Dr Larry McMahan

EXPERIENCE 

Treehouse Finance, Singapore Dec 2022 – Present

Research Analyst (Internship)

• Daily write & publish morning market updates (US, Asian equities & Crypto) for team & clients
• Publish deep-dive research papers on popular topics in the digital assets space
• Pitch Investments & Trades (Equities & Crypto) on a regular basis to the Investment Committee
• Project: Most comprehensive portfolio tracker & risk analytics platform for institutional investors

Bank Muscat, Oman May 2022 – Jun 2022

Risk Management Internship (Overseas experience) 

• Project 1: Implemented and regularly monitored an automated client credit management system at the bank’s credit risk dept. by integrating WWR, DVA, Merton, and SVaR models added to ICAAP
• Project 2: Applied an existing automated margin call procedure & extended its use for various complex derivative positions with clients including HNWIs, asset managers, & Institutional investors
• Prepared reports adhering to Basel III & CBO liquidity requirements using LVaR models, LTP, & IS gap
• Advised FX hedging & Credit derivatives on client portfolios including MNCs & Government Entities 
• Front-office sales, dealt with clients for order execution (Commodities & FX) following regulatory OFCP guidelines, evaluated market sentiment using shortfall risk modeling by MCS & BSM models 

Risk Management Competition, NTU, Singapore Apr 2022 – Present

Head & Chairperson

• Actively manage finances & relations with sponsors  
• Organize and an elected judge at the annual national level NTURMC (Competition)

ADDITIONAL 

Certifications: CFA L1 & CAIA L1 candidate

Languages: English (Native)

Technical Skills: Expert: MS Excel & Powerpoint, Bloomberg Terminal, & Financial modeling

Proficient: MS PowerBI, VBA, R, Python, Capital IQ, & Risk modeling

Successful Startups’19-21: Candor tutor (coaching), NeptuneX (space exploration), & HypeX (robotics)

Co-curricular: Winner at 3 MUNs, Head NTU’s Risk management competition, & NTUSUEntrepreneurship

Publications: ASDRP (Near Future Stock Market Forecasting), ResearchGate (Covid pandemic on Oman)

Sports: Lawn Tennis (ex-National Player), Swimming, and Golf

Treehouse Finance, Singapore Dec 2022 – Present

Research Analyst (Internship)

• Daily write & publish morning market updates (US, Asian equities & Crypto) for team & clients
• Publish deep-dive research papers on popular topics in the digital assets space
• Pitch Investments & Trades (Equities & Crypto) on a regular basis to the Investment Committee
• Project: Most comprehensive portfolio tracker & risk analytics platform for institutional investors

Bank Muscat, Oman May 2022 – Jun 2022

Risk Management Internship (Overseas experience) 

• Project 1: Implemented and regularly monitored an automated client credit management system at the bank’s credit risk dept. by integrating WWR, DVA, Merton, and SVaR models added to ICAAP
• Project 2: Applied an existing automated margin call procedure & extended its use for various complex derivative positions with clients including HNWIs, asset managers, & Institutional investors
• Prepared reports adhering to Basel III & CBO liquidity requirements using LVaR models, LTP, & IS gap
• Advised FX hedging & Credit derivatives on client portfolios including MNCs & Government Entities 
• Front-office sales, dealt with clients for order execution (Commodities & FX) following regulatory OFCP guidelines, evaluated market sentiment using shortfall risk modeling by MCS & BSM models 

Risk Management Competition, NTU, Singapore Apr 2022 – Present

Head & Chairperson

• Actively manage finances & relations with sponsors  
• Organize and an elected judge at the annual national level NTURMC (Competition)

Financial Risk Manager (FRM), GARP, US             Mar 2021 – Aug 2022

Master's in Finance & Risk Management 

• Passed Parts 1 & 2 on the first attempt, youngest in South-East Asia
• Grade: Distinction with the highest quartile for all subjects in Part 1 

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore             Aug 2021 – May 2024

Bachelor of Accountancy (Direct Hons) with a minor in International Trading

• Penultimate year student, CGPA: 3.33

ASDRP, US Apr 2020 – Feb 2021

Summer Research Program (Overseas experience)

• Pursued extensive research on applications of Quantum computing and chaos theory for its implementation in stock analysis and algorithmic trading under Dr Larry McMahan