Proprietary Traders
Aniruduh Sinha
Arvind Kumar Sharma
Arvind Kumar Sharma
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Aniruduh holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Hyderabad, where he ranked 1090 in the JEE Advanced. During his undergraduate studies, Aniruduh was a core member of Epoch, an AI-focused society. His most notable professional accomplishment was securing an offer as a Quantitative Researcher and Trader at the proprietary trading firm Optiver, based at its headquarters in Amsterdam.
Arvind Kumar Sharma
Arvind Kumar Sharma
Arvind Kumar Sharma
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Arvind is currently a Teaching Associate at IIT Bombay, where he teaches financial mathematics. Prior, he worked at WinZO, India's leading interactive entertainment platform. Additionally, he has worked in France as a Researcher at INRIA, France's research institute for digital science and technology. Arvind holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 288 in the JEE Advanced.
Blake Knowles
Arvind Kumar Sharma
Dhairya Kantawala
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Blake is currently a Trader at the proprietary trading firm DV Trading. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management (1st) from Oxford. While at Oxford, Blake was—for an entire year—President of the Oxford Trading and Investment Society, where he managed c. 200 members, all of whom had to have material affiliation with Oxford to join. Finally, while at Oxford, Blake spent two summers as an Analyst at American Express.
Dhairya Kantawala
Zoe "Hengyi" Zhang
Dhairya Kantawala
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Dhairya holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from IIT Bombay, graduating near the top of his class (ranked 2nd of ~100), where he ranked 1550 in the JEE Advanced and served as a Teaching Associate for calculus courses. He gained industry exposure in investment management and trading at Breakout Investing and has since attracted quantitative trading offers from prestigious proprietary trading firms, notably IMC Trading in Amsterdam.
Zoe "Hengyi" Zhang
Zoe "Hengyi" Zhang
Zoe "Hengyi" Zhang
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Zoe is currently a Trader at Miuzho, having successfully transitioned from her S&T Summer Analyst internship, where she gained exposure to trading various exotic derivatives products, including CLOs. Before joining Mizuho, Zoe was a Research Analyst at CITIC Securities and at The Faraday Institution, helping to power the UK's battery revolution. Zoe holds a Master of Chemistry (Integrated) with Distinction from Oxford.
Quantitative Strategists
Priyansh Agrawal
Kush "LNU" Grover
Kush "LNU" Grover
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Priyansh is currently a Quantitative Researcher at QiCap.AI, building ultra-low latency execution systems for synthetic futures arbitrage. Previously, he was a Derivatives Trader at Axella, where he traded EURIBOR STIR futures with various systematic macroeconomic trading strategies. Priyansh holds a Bachelor of Technology and a Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, where he ranked 1510 in the JEE Advanced.
Kush "LNU" Grover
Kush "LNU" Grover
Kush "LNU" Grover
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Kush is currently an Analyst—in a revenue-generating role—at Goldman Sachs, where he received a return offer from the summer prior as a Summer Analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee, where he ranked 1752 in the JEE Advanced. While at IIT Roorkee, Kush served as Secretary of the Electrical Engineering Students' Society, a role that played a pivotal part in his undergraduate studies for two years.
Shubhanshu Sahu
Kush "LNU" Grover
Shubhanshu Sahu
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Shubhanshu is currently a Quantitative Analyst at the global investment firm Squarepoint, leveraging the quantitative skills he learned from his mentors at Longshanks Capital. Before entering investment management and trading, Shubhanshu was a Product Engineer at Sprinklr, providing enterprise software for customer experience management. Shubhanshu holds a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Guwahati, where he ranked 3603 in the JEE Advanced.
Sparsh Agarwal
Sparsh Agarwal
Shubhanshu Sahu
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Sparsh is currently a Financial Markets Analyst at Futures First, a prominent global player in the derivatives markets that prioritizes human capital and university prestige above all else. At Futures First, Sparsh leverages his quick-witted analysis, independent judgment, strong numerical skills, and intellectual curiosity in the suite of financial services the firm provides. He holds a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 1230 in the JEE Advanced.
Tript Sudhakar
Sparsh Agarwal
Tript Sudhakar
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Tript is currently a Teaching Associate at IIT Delhi's Department of Computer Science, where he is involved in courses related to data structures and algorithms. He previously worked as a Software Engineer at WinZO, India's leading interactive entertainment platform, and before that, conducted research at Zuse Institute Berlin. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 242 in the JEE Advanced.
Kshitij Jha
Sparsh Agarwal
Tript Sudhakar
QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIST
Kshitij is currently a Quantitative Developer at the research-first quantitative trading firm Tesseract Capital, which specializes in high-frequency trading. He has worked as a Software Engineer at various entities, including Dappunk, Nutanix, Nethermind, and the École de technologie supérieure. Kshitij holds a Bachelor and Master of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 385 in the JEE Advanced.
Investment Analysts
Tirth Gada
INVESTMENT ANALYST
Tirth holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Major) and Computer Science (Minor) from IIT Bombay, where he ranked 3428 in the JEE Advanced. Before Longshanks Capital, Tirth's professional experience includes various diversified roles: a Software Engineer at Trilogy Innovations and Siemens, a Quantitative Researcher at the global quantitative investment firm WorldQuant, and a Machine Learning Engineer at Qrata.
Risk Managers
Cian Dunne
Yuvraj Singh Lamba
Yuvraj Singh Lamba
RISK MANAGER
Cian holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (1st) from Cambridge. He currently is a Quantitative Credit Trader at Rothesay, the UK’s largest pensions insurer, securing pensions for nearly 1 million people with c. GBP 70 billion in assets. Cian commenced his professional career as an Actuary at the firm Actuary & General, where he developed transferable skills to proprietary trading, including evaluating and managing portfolio risk.
Yuvraj Singh Lamba
Yuvraj Singh Lamba
Yuvraj Singh Lamba
RISK MANAGER
Yuvraj has a deep interest in the intersection of finance, AI, and problem-solving. He was a Quantitative Researcher at WorldQuant and additionally has professional experience in fundamental analysis, options theory, and quantitative trading from elite shops. Yuvraj holds a Bachelor and a Master of Science in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Roorkee, where he ranked 3709 in the JEE Advanced, and is also a Financial Risk Manager charterholder.