Michael Calabro Email & Phone Number

Colorado, United States

• Implemented market-neutral and stablecoin investment strategies for a $9.5m decentralized finance (DeFi) fund• Assisted in strategy execution and idea generation for a $200m digital assets options portfolio on Deribit• Tracked daily returns, option greeks, and proprietary signal data for options and DeFi fund in Microsoft Excel• Connected exchange APIs to AWS virtual machines using Python and created analytics dashboards in MongoDB• Co-wrote reports on DeFi stablecoin staking and the implications of DeFi option vaults on industry option markets• Researched folding, looping, leveraged staking, and basis spread strategies across several DeFi ecosystems• Created trading signals using implied volatility, futures liquidations, options skew, and other derivative metrics

Tempe, Arizona

• Worked in a seven-person team to develop a momentum equity strategy for $800k of ASU’s endowment fund• Contributed to the organization and deployment of equity data, pulled from Bloomberg, using a Python code to sort the data down to our investment universe.• Organized monthly portfolio re-balances, determined cash allocations, and equity position sizes in Microsoft Excel• Conducted equity research in the purview of strategy specific goals and risks as well as economic & market trends• Reviewed academic papers and presented their findings to the team for incorporation in our investment strategy

Scottsdale, Arizona

Middle Market, M&A generalist boutique with a $10-$100MM EBITDA focus for potential clients• Created, designed, and edited pitchbooks and confidential information memorandum (CIMs)• Created consolidated financial statements from information provided by private companies• Participated in conference calls with clients and potential investors• Made followup calls to potential investors including venture capital and private equity firms• Worked with the ACT CRM system organizing and creating new opportunities for client Acquisition

Master'S Degree, Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance And Economics

Activities and Societies: Financial Management Association, Capital Investors Association, Investment Banking and Consulting Club.

High School Certificate, General

Activities and Societies: Newspaper Club