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HRITIK GOEL

Associate
Delhi

Summary

Motivated Quantitative Trading Associate with expertise in algorithmic strategy development, volatility modeling, and options structuring. Passionate about data-driven trading strategies based on probability and quantitative models. Thrives under pressure, embraces feedback, and pushes beyond limits. Strong hands-on experience with market tools, APIs, and trading automation. Skilled in programming and analysis. Committed to long-term alpha generation through disciplined, risk-managed execution.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications

Work History

Associate

Vikabh Securities Pvt Ltd
04.2025 - Current
  • Built and deployed multiple volatility structures including gamma scalping, vega plays, skew arbitrage, and calendar spreads on indices.
  • Designed a real-time IV Screener used for volatility arbitrage, reducing manual analysis time by ~80% and improving latency from 10s to 2-3s, implemented using Flask, FastAPI, Socket.IO.
  • Developed a full-stack API engine for Iron condor strategy deployment, handling 30+ stocks/indices daily with trade execution automation.
  • Created a Forward Curve and Skew Structure Screener for NIFTY/BANKNIFTY Live comparison, aiding short-term directional and vol-neutral plays.

Junior Associate

Vikabh Securities Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - 04.2025
  • Backtested and executed IV-IX long straddle setups, consistently generating returns of 20-28% with drawdowns < 7% on large vega exposure.
  • Built a BSE News Screener with Selenium to track real-time announcements and mitigate black swan risk across 200+ listed equities.
  • Engineered low-exposure screeners for skew, calendars, and vol spreads, enabling structured opportunity detection, reducing analysis time by ~90%, and increasing accuracy of recommendations.

Research Intern

VIT CPS Research Lab
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Created CNN-based SC-DENET model for Alzheimer’s detection with ~4.6M parameters using depthwise separable convolutions and DEM-attention blocks.
  • Conducted hyperparameter tuning, training-validation across data partitions, and implemented custom evaluation metrics for AUC and F1 scores.
  • Applied model pruning and batch normalization techniques to reduce training time and optimize inference.

Modern App Development Intern

SmartInternz
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Designed and built FeedBuzz, a scalable social news feed app with Spring Boot, React, Docker, and MongoDB.
  • Integrated community features, watchlists, and server-side RESTful APIs for a seamless real-time content feed.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Specialization in AI And Robotics

Vellore Institute of Technology
Chennai, India
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Jain Bharati Mrigavati Vidayalya
Delhi, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Options theory, Straddles, Calendars, Skew

Certification

NISM Series VIII – Equity Derivatives | https://bit.ly/4kPHJ5n

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Project Manager, Team Asterix | Event Management Lead, NexSeed | Airbus Hackathon, Finalist(2023) | Smart India Hackathon, Nationals (2022)

Publications

Enhancing Investment Decision-Making: A Comprehensive Approach through Fundamental, Technical and Sentiment Analysis with Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms | IEEE Xplore | Jun 2024

Timeline

Associate

Vikabh Securities Pvt Ltd
04.2025 - Current

Junior Associate

Vikabh Securities Pvt Ltd
07.2024 - 04.2025

Research Intern

VIT CPS Research Lab
05.2023 - 07.2023

Modern App Development Intern

SmartInternz
05.2023 - 07.2023

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Specialization in AI And Robotics

Vellore Institute of Technology
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Jain Bharati Mrigavati Vidayalya
04.2001 -
HRITIK GOELAssociate