Rahul Kawa

Senior Derivatives Professional with 7.5 years in Indian capital markets, specialising in Nifty, Bank Nifty & Sensex options. Expertise in volatility arbitrage, delta-neutral strategies and theta-decay management delivering Sharpe Ratio >2.0.

Senior Derivatives Trader (Prop Desk) - Matrix Equi trade pvt Ltd - Mumbai, India

(2020-03 - 2025-01)

• Led prop desk across Nifty, Bank Nifty & Sensex weekly options, consistently outperforming benchmark through high-volatility macro events
• Deployed Delta-Neutral strategies via Greek soft, cutting manual execution errors and improving risk-adjusted desk returns
• Mentored 5 junior traders on expiry-day psychology and technical setups, driving a 20% improvement in desk P&L

Derivatives Trader & Dealer (Prop Desk) - Arcadia pvt ltd - Mumbai

(2017-06 - 2020-12)

• Executed large-ticket hedging mandates for HNI & institutional clients using Long-Short Equity Derivatives strategies
• Built proprietary Volatility Surface model to identify mispriced premiums in OTM options, enhancing alpha capture
• Coordinated with risk department to manage VaR and stress-test scenarios across the firm's full equity exposure

Junior Trader / Dealer - Arcadia pvt ltd - Mumbai

(2015-07 - 2017-05)

• Supported trade execution, real-time MTM monitoring and margin management for active NSE F&O accounts across retail and HNI segments

Master - Banking & Finance - Hinduja college, Mumbai university (2014)