Current
Atharva
Rishit Ohja
Rishit Ohja
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Atharva holds a Bachelor of Technology in Engineering Physics from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 2125 in the JEE Advanced. Passionate about mathematics and theoretical physics, he qualified for the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad team. Before joining Longshanks Capital, Atharva was a Quantitative Researcher at Ratel Fintech, a high frequency proprietary trading firm that amalgamates computer science, mathematics, and engineering science.
Rishit Ohja
Rishit Ohja
Rishit Ohja
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Rishit holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Delhi, where he ranked 345 in the JEE Advanced. Before joining Longshanks Capital, he served as an Enterprise Learning Engineer at Sarvan, where he contributed to foundational initiatives in building Sovereign AI infrastructure. During Rishit's time at IIT Delhi, he strengthened his expertise through Stanford University certifications in various AI specializations.
Thomas Zhao
Rishit Ohja
Thomas Zhao
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance with a minor in AI at CMU, generally regraded worldwide as the top university globally for financial mathematics. While at CMU, he sustained a 4.0/4.0 GPA and taught various undergraduates in a number of courses, multificated, and received stellar ratings. Notably, Thomas received an offer from Barclays Capital Investment Bank in the Sales and Trading division.
Alumni
Anirudh Sinha
Anirudh Sinha
Anirudh Sinha
PROPRIETARY TRADER
Anirudh holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Hyderabad, where he ranked 1090 in the JEE Advanced. During his undergraduate studies, Anirudh 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.
Blake Knowles
Anirudh Sinha
Anirudh Sinha
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
Zoe "Hengyi" Zhang
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 Rates Trader at Miuzho in London, 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. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (1st) and Master of Chemistry (Integrated) with Distinction from Oxford.