About

I’m a systematic trader and macro analyst based in London. I trade US index markets during the New York session as part of a small team, working to a rule-based process that I designed, documented and backtested. Alongside trading, I build and maintain a public macro dashboard that tracks the US Treasury yield curve and ISM data. I hold an MSc in Financial Economics (Distinction) from City, University of London.

Experience

Independent Trader Oct 2024 – Present

Self-employed, small trading team

  • Trade US index markets, primarily the Dow Jones, during the New York session as part of a small team working to a shared written rulebook.
  • Designed and documented a rule-based intraday trading framework (in development since 2023) and tested it through backtesting.
  • Built supporting MQL4/MQL5 tools and data-quality checks for the framework.
  • Coordinate daily market preparation and review, and keep structured records of decisions and outcomes. The strategy, rules and tools were built through self-directed study.

Sales Advisor (Part-time) Jul 2026 – Present

ARKET, London

  • Work across shop floor, tills, stockroom and deliveries in a busy central London store.

Equity Analyst Intern Jun 2023 – Sep 2023

Farabi Financial Group

  • Conducted fundamental equity research across oil and gas, banking and financial institutions, supporting valuation work and buy, sell and hold recommendations.
  • Built DCF and comparable company models in Excel and wrote investment reports, presenting findings to senior analysts and portfolio managers.
  • Screened, retrieved and validated company and market data on Bloomberg Terminal, and monitored earnings releases, central bank policy, CPI, PMI and yield curve movements.
  • Automated recurring data extraction and screening tasks in Python, reducing manual work and improving the consistency of research inputs.

Engineering Intern Oct 2022 – Nov 2022

Fajr Energy Company

  • Analysed reliability and operational risk data for industrial systems, identifying patterns relevant to equipment lifecycle management.
  • Reviewed technical documentation and maintenance records, reaching defensible conclusions from incomplete real-world data.

Education

MSc Financial Economics (Distinction) Sep 2024 – Sep 2025

City, University of London

  • Thesis: Momentum in Financial Markets. Time-series and cross-sectional momentum across equities, commodities, FX and bonds, tested in Python with regression and hypothesis testing.
  • Modules: Asset Pricing, Econometrics, Derivatives, Portfolio Theory, Macroeconomics.

BSc Mechanical Engineering Sep 2019 – Oct 2023

Amirkabir University of Technology

  • Strong quantitative and analytical foundation, with applied modelling and data interpretation skills transferable to finance.

Skills & certifications

  • Equity research: fundamental company and sector analysis, financial statements and peer data, DCF and comparable company valuation, sensitivity testing, earnings monitoring, written investment reports and recommendations
  • Trading: systematic strategy design, rule-based execution, backtesting, risk and drawdown control, trade record keeping, US index markets
  • Macro and research: US Treasury yield curve, investment-grade and high-yield credit spreads, ISM/PMI, CPI, central bank policy
  • Programming and data: Python (pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, Streamlit), MQL4/MQL5, VBA, MATLAB, STATA, data validation, automated testing
  • Platforms and tools: Bloomberg Terminal, MetaTrader 5, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Excel (advanced modelling, pivot tables, macro-enabled workbooks), Word, PowerPoint
  • Certifications: CFA Level 1 Candidate (sitting February 2027), Bloomberg Market Concepts, Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis
  • Languages: Persian (native), English (fluent)

A CV tailored to a specific role is available on request.