Bhavin Desai

President

Quantsapp, Mumbai, India (Remote)

Oct 2017-Jan 2021 | Jul 2021-Dec 2025

• Conceived analytics basket that creates effective trade guidance tools for Equity Options analytics app
• Coded server side logic leveraging Python and serverless infrastructure of AWS for low latency compute results
• Designed and mapped analytics with easy to use UX for identification of direct actionable ideas
• Managed database of L1 data of Futures & Options of Indian stock exchanges since inception with corporate actions adjustments via automated process and various DBs for both durability and easy access for APIs
• Liaised with one of the largest exchanges of the world and coded logic for real time streaming of 1st, 2nd and 3rd order Option Greeks across instruments
• Contributed on Indian national media (both print and television) with thoughts and analysis on Options Trading 
• Created trade simulator backed by robust database to validate any idea on one second interval 

Data Analyst | Director

Ciel Fintech Inc., Toronto ON, Canada

Oct 2017-Jan 2021 | Jul 2021-Dec 2025

• Designed and delivered a hands-on mentorship programme for big ticket clients and enabled offering of weekly sessions at over 50% premium to competition
• Created over 100 trading models to be consumed by the trainees as an applied science for actionable ideas with data analytics on their own. 
• Executed India’s largest conference for Futures & Options of 500+ participants with Indian & North American Option Gurus
• Managed revenue center having Capital Markets training as primary offering with sustainable revenues by leading Sales
• Designed several professional programs and special trading certification programs for Option Traders across the globe concentrating on one of the deepest options markets in the world.
• Led operations including federal reporting and representation for а few incubation programmes for grants.

Supervisor                                                                

Amazon.com , Brampton ON, Canada 

• Helped launch Canada’s first robotics site by onboarding over 1500 seasonal associates within a short span of 8 weeks
• Partnered with learning department to streamline the new hire process, increased 20% productivity
• Created, communicated, and maintained quality control policies and standard work procedures
•  Maximized quality and productivity by evaluating performance daily using PPR and ADAPT variances to identify root cause and corrective action and reporting it EoS every day

Equity Derivatives Analyst                                                                

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. ,Mumbai, India 

• Increased penetration in Options trading from <10% to almost 60% by driving a simple single product agenda with a complete product design, training and execution plan
•  Developed custom trading models and algorithms for the first time in India for retail traders, helped raise market share by 50bps (~USD 1 bn additional revenues)
•  Enhanced options business though sales calls and customized advisory with assets of USD 70mn under management
•  Managed historical database team, responsible for storing, managing and distributing price feed

Derivatives Strategist                                                                

J M Financial Services Ltd. ,Mumbai, India 

• Developed options trading desk for High-Net-Worth clients and Family offices and opened up opportunity to access over USD 100bn in passive investment
•  Created an alternative trading book of USD 30mn by deploying the funds into low risk strategies
•  Created and held trade trainings for Wealth Advisors and Business Associates to better understand and access the segment of options
• Tied wealth assets with known risk options trades to augment long-term asset returns 

• Database: SQL, MySQL, DynamoDB 
• Project Management: JIRA

• Compute: Python
• Data: Bloomberg, Refinitiv

• Infra: AWS
• Media : OBS

Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Economics   

Mumbai University, India

Master  in Management  Studies 

Mumbai University, India