About
Yash Karnawat is a Quantitative Researcher at Marathon Trading LLC, a proprietary derivatives trading firm based in Pennsylvania. In his current role, he specializes in quantitative modeling, algorithmic trading, and data-driven analysis for derivatives and relative value strategies, contributing to market analysis and risk management within the firm's proprietary trading operations.
He focuses on derivatives markets, including options and futures trading, with an emphasis on arbitrage and quantitative finance applications across multiple asset classes in global financial markets. Previously, he held an associate position at Goldman Sachs and has professional experience spanning both research and trading environments in leading investment firms.
Yash holds a Master of Science in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science. His expertise includes quantitative modeling, financial engineering, and advanced computational methodologies, underpinned by significant contributions to proprietary trading strategy development in the investment management sector.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Trading LLC | Quantitative Researcher | Feb 2023 to Present | — |
| Marathon Trading LLC | Quantitative Researcher | Jun 2022 to Aug 2022 | — |
| Goldman Sachs | Associate | Dec 2020 to Jun 2021 | My team worked on onboarding and improving user experience on the new stack(referenced below), while also alleviating auxiliary (both middle and back office) process interactions, improving data contr... |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst | Jun 2018 to Dec 2020 | My team, Equities One Delta engineering, focuses on providing software solutions for the equity electronic trading desk in Asia. The platform supports trades worth more than a billion dollars daily. W... |
| Goldman Sachs | Intern | Jan 2018 to Jun 2018 | — |
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus | Teaching Assistant | Aug 2017 to Dec 2017 | I was a teaching assistant in two courses offered by the Computer Science Department. 1. Software Development for Portable Devices: The course focussed on introducing the students to programming on po... |
| Department of Sponsorship and Marketing, Council for Student Affairs, BITS-Pilan | Senior Marketing Manager | Aug 2015 to Apr 2016 | The job includes calling, corporate communication, making Sponsorship Proposals, and marketing. DoSM seeks not just for cash sponsorship but also in-kind sponsorship. Besides this DoSM also handles va... |
Education
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
Master of Science - MS, Computational Finance
2021 — 2022
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science
2014 — 2018
Others at Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC (4)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
D David Wren-Hardin | Trader | New York, NY , United States |
 | Partner | Wayne, PA , United States |
 | Quantitative Researcher — Options (Commodities, Equities, Treasuries) | Philadelphia, PA , United States |
 | Quantitative Researcher | Philadelphia, PA , United States |
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