ben cohen

barcelona graduate school of economics

About

Front office research analyst with hands-on experience in data science and analytics along with strong product knowledge of fixed income electronic trading.

Country

spain

City

barcelona

Industry

financial services

Skill

r, sql, vba, microsoft excel, mathematical modeling, fixed income, research, electronic trading

Experience

barcelona graduate school of economics

business information systems intern

time inc.

2012-6 - 2012-7 · 2 mos

* Developed databases using SQL in Toad/Oracle and implemented SQL querying procedures * Designed PeopleSoft App Engine Programs to process and distribute data across platforms * Wrote PeopleCode events that can be triggered via web page to update databases * Created web pages for user database search with aesthetic, easy-to-use interfaces

intern

annaly capital management

2011-6 - 2011-8 · 3 mos

* Conducted market research using Bloomberg terminal and other mediums * Studied REITs and functions of Annaly's subsidiaries, including the broker-dealer and investment advisors * Published paper on Soviet privatization during the 1990's as a precedent to modern Greece * Worked with Annaly's internal programming department using SQL, Microsoft C# Visual Studio * Developed and deployed practical applications such as bond yield calculators and database querying software

senior research analyst

marketaxess

2018-8 - 2019-6 · 11 mos

business analyst

marketaxess

2012-7 - 2014-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

* Defined requirements for and oversaw implementation of various Fixed Income and CDS trading enhancements * Used FINCAD Excel add-in to add accrued interest and yield to price calculations for local market bonds with unique conventions * Wrote VBA macros to analyze bond calculation issues recorded in the system * Designed GUIs and workflows to meet external requirements to improve the trading experience * Used FIX 5.0 protocol STP messaging service to improve the platform's trading APIs

quantitative research analyst

marketaxess

2014-9 - 2017-1 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Led team that designed and built in-house trade cost analysis (TCA) platform, automaticalyl calculating and storing performance metrics and benchmarks for all credit trades executed on MarketAxess Support sales staff in discussions of e-trading activity, market microstructure, and data products with market participants (both buy-side and sell-side) Write scripts (SQL, R, VBA, Python) to analyze electronic and market-wide trading patterns and distribute results automatically Responsible for all credit markets- US HG/HY, EU HG/HY and EM, including electronic and voice activity Perform ad-hoc querying and analysis for senior management, trading desk and product managers