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About
Dylan Gates is a Derivatives Trader at Belvedere Trading, LLC, based in Santa Barbara, CA, where he specializes in designing and executing trading strategies in listed derivatives markets. At Belvedere, his focus is on options and futures across equity, index, and commodity asset classes, managing risk and deploying capital to capture market inefficiencies.
Prior to his current role, Dylan served as a Trading Intern at Belvedere Trading, gaining hands-on experience in quantitative modeling and market analysis. He also worked as a Research Analyst at the California Economic Forecast, where he conducted macroeconomic research and data analytics for regional economic reports.
Dylan holds a BS in Financial Mathematics and Statistics from UC Santa Barbara and a BS in Applied Mathematics from Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna. His dual quantitative degrees underpin expertise in probability, statistics, and computational finance, supporting his analytical approach to market-making and risk management in complex derivatives markets.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Trading, LLC | Derivatives Trader | Sep 2024 to Present | Electronic and OTC market-making for SOFR options |
| Belvedere Trading, LLC | Trading Intern | Jan 2023 to Mar 2023 | Assisted in options market making for S&P 500 and agricultural commodities desks. |
| California Economic Forecast | Research Analyst | Jun 2022 to Jan 2023 | Manages and reports on 60+ gauss-seidel forecast models of macroeconomic variables. |
| Zeal Reserve | Winter Quantitative Analyst | Jan 2022 to May 2022 | Research and development of portfolio rebalancing algorithms for mid-cap and large-cap cryptocurrencies (Python). |
| Marcus & Millichap | Summer Financial Analyst | May 2021 to Aug 2021 | Summer financial analyst for CRE investment group. |
Education
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Science - BS, Financial Mathematics and Statistics
2020 — 2024
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Mathematics
2023 — 2023
Portola High School
2016 — 2020
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 |
