Max Blum

Max Blum is currently an Equity Derivatives Trader at III Capital Management, based in New York, NY. In this role, he focuses on trading strategies within equity derivatives markets, leveraging his expertise in structured products and quantitative analysis to manage and deploy capital across various equity-linked instruments, including both vanilla and exotic derivatives.

Previously, Blum was engaged in Exotic Derivatives and Hybrid Trading at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB), where he specialized in pricing, risk management, and structuring of complex derivatives across global equity markets. He began his career as an Equity Derivatives Analyst at RBC Capital Markets, where he developed foundational skills in pricing, risk assessment, and market modeling for equity-related asset classes.

Blum holds a Master of Science in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The George Washington University. His professional focus is specifically on equity derivatives and hybrid financial products, with a strong analytical background in quantitative finance and risk management.