Nicholas Harper Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, United States

• Client Relationships: Built relationships with convertible-focused US, UK, and EU hedge fund and asset & investment management accounts; Produced 15% yearly increases in covered clients’ secondary trading volumes from.
• Market Analytics: Developed Python- and VBA-based desk analytics including client flow and holdings research, changes in bond FV/Greeks/pricing parameters, and TRACE volume analysis; Increased the desk’s understanding.
• Idea Generation: Researched and produced trade ideas in unison with the desk’s market strategist; Pitched clients and initiated conversations leading to profitable trading opportunities
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked with teams including equity research and prime brokerage to cross-sell BNP offerings; Researched the impact of make-whole tables in convertible pricing alongside quantitative.
• Primary Issuance: Pitched and placed convertible bond primary issuance alongside Strategic Equity team; Collected client feedback to enhance issuers’ understanding of deals’ market reception
• Equity Trading: Executed buy programs and provided market color for BNP’s corporate buyback clients

Chevy Chase, Maryland

New York, United States

• Trading Signal Development: Developed macro-based trading signals focusing on global economic growth; Utilized weighting schemes based on global trade volumes and MSCI ACWI to investigate signal breadth and robustness
• Back-testing: Assessed statistics from trading strategy back-tests; Employed multiple currency baskets and portfolio rebalancing regimes to evaluate strategy performance and stability
• Presentation: Delivered reports on strategy results and performance; Recommended best course of action based on trading strategy risk/return profiles; Strategy chosen attained information ratios in excess of 1.00 on.

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Data Analytics: Delivered analysis evaluating the College's member base and transaction history to identify fundraising trends; Tracked segment performances and forecasted campaign results allowing teams to target.
• Data Visualization: Built Tableau dashboards detailing fundraising officer performance metrics and geographical mapping of prospect concentrations; Dashboards were adopted as part of standard operating procedure for.
• Programming: Identified and patched SQL code that caused reporting inaccuracies; Allowed solicitation and alumni relations teams to make decisions based on solid data
• Communication: Coordinated with a 50-person department to understand and anticipate reporting requirements; Supported and strengthened teams ranging from alumni relations to high-value donor acquisition

Bridgeport, Connecticut

• Modeling: Created financial models in Excel to assess investment performance and risk in a portfolio of low-income housing credits valued at $300 million; Assisted bank compliance with regulatory standards
• Fundamental Research: Conducted a review of venture-fund investments; Examined portfolio company financials to assess fund performance; Determined how each investment fit in the CRA portfolio and company viability in.
• Market Research: Explored real estate and tax credits markets, discussing the drivers for business in the sector and how multiple externalities affect the markets.
• Developed financial accounting and analysis abilities, learned about corporate, business, and partnership structures.

Falls Church, Virginia

• Conducted data analytics on contracting vehicles to recommend future business pursuits.
• Identified industry-best practices for implementation in Three Wire’s business practices.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational Finance

Activities and Societies: Quantitative Finance Club, Board Member An interdisciplinary program including finance, mathematics, statistics.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics And Economics

-Finance Club Member -Captain of the Club Baseball team -Calculus I and II Tutor Course Selection: - Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Ordinary.

Sas Data Science Certificate, Data Science