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About
Murat Kemahlioglu is a Portfolio Manager at LMR Partners in New York, a role he assumed in May 2023. At LMR Partners, he is responsible for managing investment portfolios with a focus on global fixed income and spread products, drawing on deep expertise in portfolio construction, risk management, and relative value strategies.
Prior to joining LMR Partners, Murat served as the North America Head of Global Spread Products Portfolio Trading at Citi, where he led teams overseeing portfolio pricing, risk management, and execution in the credit markets. Previously, he was a Partner and Senior Investment Professional at Whitehaven Asset Management, specializing in structured credit and fixed income markets.
Murat holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Brandeis University and graduated from the American Collegiate Institute. His professional background is marked by leadership roles in trading and portfolio management across credit, fixed income, and spread products, with notable contributions to developing and executing advanced quantitative fixed income strategies.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMR Partners | Portfolio Manager | May 2023 to Present | — |
| Citi | NAM Head of Global Spread Products Portfolio Trading | Mar 2021 to May 2023 | — |
| Whitehaven Asset Management, LP | Partner and Senior Investment Professional | Mar 2018 to Jul 2020 | — |
| Citi | Head of Customer Derivatives Trading, Municipal Securities Division | Aug 2012 to Feb 2018 | — |
| Citi | Analyst, Equity Derivatives Trading | Sep 2011 to Aug 2012 | Market maker for US single stock and ETF options. Sectors traded include consumer staples, consumer discretionary and industrials. |
| Citi | Analyst, Municipal Derivatives Trading | Jul 2010 to Sep 2011 | — |
| Brandeis University | Teaching Assistant | Jan 2008 to Jan 2010 | Classes include Options and Derivatives, Technical Analysis, Financial Economics and Microeconomic Theory. Main responsibilities were running recitations to go over lectures, holding office hours for ... |
| Brandeis University | Research Assistant | May 2008 to Jan 2009 | Assisted Senior Economist Catherine Mann of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in analyzing the volatility in the commodity markets, with a focus on industrial metals. |
| Citi | Sales and Trading Summer Analyst Class of 2009 | Jun 2009 to Aug 2009 | Rotated within Citi's Equity Derivative Trading and Emerging Markets Credit Sales Desks. Main responsibilities were assisting traders and salespeople with market research, pricing securities, and upda... |
| UBS | Sales and Trading Summer Analyst, | Jul 2008 to Aug 2008 | Assisted two salestraders covering UBS's equity business in Turkey. |
Education
Brandeis University
BA, Mathematics and Economics
2006 — 2010
American Collegiate Institute
High School Diploma
2002 — 2006
Skills & Expertise
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|---|---|---|
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B Burt Weiss | Portfolio Manager | Harrison, NY , United States |
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 | Senior Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
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