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About
Alexander Ju is a Portfolio Manager on the S&P Desk at Belvedere Trading, LLC in Chicago, IL, where he specializes in overseeing strategies related to equity index derivatives, with a particular emphasis on S&P-related products. In his current role, Ju is responsible for managing positions, executing trades, and helping to optimize risk across the firm's equity index desk, which focuses on trading and market-making in major index-related derivatives.
He began his investment career as a Junior Trader Intern at Belvedere Trading, LLC and previously served as an Equity Research Intern at Somar Capital Management, where he conducted research across various equity sectors. He has also contributed to the efficiency and development of trading operations and systems within Belvedere, supporting the firm's strategic focus on equity indices and commodity derivatives.
Ju holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Honors Mathematics and Music from the University of Notre Dame. His technical expertise in mathematical modeling and algorithmic trading complements his deep knowledge of equity index markets, making him a key contributor to Belvedere's quantitative trading efforts in S&P and broader equity index derivatives.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Trading, LLC | Portfolio Manager, S and P Desk | Aug 2020 to Present | • Assessed positional risks and identified market opportunities based on realized and implied volatility, skew, and kurtosis data for Belvedere’s S&P and Grains trading desks
• Defined new metrics to ... |
| Belvedere Trading, LLC | Junior Trader Intern | Jun 2019 to Aug 2019 | • Assisted with position management, desk strategy meetings, trade checking, and trade reconciliations
• Conducted research on developing new trading strategies using R to analyze historical CME marke... |
| Somar Capital Management | Equity Research Intern | May 2018 to Aug 2018 | • Conducted DCF analysis to determine the value and investment potential of several companies that Somar considered adding to its investment portfolio and made investment recommendation for each compa... |
| Rutgers University–New Brunswick | Software Development Project for New Outlier Detection Methods | Jun 2017 to Sep 2017 | • Worked with Professor of Statistics to develop a software package using R and Java to implement new bootstrap-based outlier detection |
| Student International Business Council (SIBC) | Travel Team Member - SAP Software Project | Sep 2016 to Dec 2016 | • Conducted regression analysis, correlation testing, and hypothesis testing to detect key trends in SAP’s customer service data and generated recommendations for improving SAP’s customer service
• Pr... |
| Yu's Elite Education | Instructor | Jun 2016 to Aug 2016 | • Organized and taught lessons in computer skills, biology, physics, and astronomy at Yu's Reaching for Excellence Summer Camp |
Education
University of Chicago
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science
2023 — 2025
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Science - BS, Honors Mathematics and Music
2016 — 2020
Governor Livingston High School
2012 — 2016
Others at Belvedere Trading LLC (67)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Aaron Groff | Quantitative Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Futures Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Portfolio Manager | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Jr Hybrid Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
A Andrew Braun | Senior Trader | Bartlett, IL , United States |
 | Quant R and D Manager | Chicago, IL , United States |
B Brian Standerfer | ETF and Delta One Trading | New York, NY , United States |
 | Derivatives Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
C Charlie Burgoon | Senior Trader ~ S and P 500 Derivatives | Chicago, IL , United States |
C Chris Snow | Derivatives Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
