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Advaith Krishnan Vinod

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About me

An investment professional and physics undergraduate at Imperial College London, combining rigorous macroeconomic research with fundamental equity research. Portfolio manager of a family and friends investment fund. Summer intern at Franklin Templeton and Integra Asset Management. Quant trader at Queen's Tower Exchange.

The fund on display is a leveraged long/short equity and options book run through Interactive Brokers, with positions built on DCF valuations, relative valuation frameworks, technical analysis, and macroeconomic insight. Live figures are published on the fund performance page.

— Portfolio value
— Return since inception
— Open positions
5 years Investing actively
2021 to now

How I got here

2021 September
Investing

Began Individual Stock Trading

Started managing a personal US equity portfolio at age 14, developing investment theses through fundamental analysis and macroeconomic research.

2023 August
Leadership

Freestyle Divers' Eco-Team

Joined coral reef conservation programme in Fujairah, UAE. Propagated coral fragments and collected marine data for Project REEFrame for government analysis.

2023 September
Leadership

Vice president of the Modern Cash Flow Society

Led personal finance workshops for over 3,000 participants across the UAE and India. Published 20+ macroeconomic research articles on mcfsuae.com.

2025 July
Education

IB Diploma, 42 out of 45

Graduated from Gems Modern Academy, Dubai. Higher Level: Math AA, Physics, Economics. AP Psychology (5/5), AP Computer Science A (5/5).

2025 September
Education

Imperial College London, BSc Physics

Enrolled in Physics with Theoretical Physics. On track for a First-Class. Combining quantitative rigour with financial applications.

2025 September
Finance

Quant trader at Queen's Tower Exchange

Quant Trader at Imperial's student-run investment fund. Responsible for asset class allocation and capital deployment to developers.

2025 December
Project

AI-Driven Equity Valuation Model

Developing AI-augmented financial modelling — employing Claude for Excel in 3-Statement, DCF, and LBO models, SEC filing sentiment analysis, and agentic AI for portfolio management.

2026 March
Competition

Algothon: 2nd across the UK among first-years

Competed at Imperial's all-university algorithmic trading hackathon. Employed ETF arbitrage and EMA momentum strategies. Placed 7th overall and 2nd in the novice (first-year) category for IMC's trading challenge.

2026 May
Certification

CFA Level 1 candidate

Registered for the CFA Level 1 examination on November 14, 2026. Studying Ethics, Quantitative Methods, Financial Statement Analysis, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments, and Portfolio Management.

2026 July
Internship

Franklin Templeton HeadStart programme

Selected for the exclusive Franklin Templeton HeadStart early-career programme in Dubai, running July 27 – August 7, 2026.

2026 August
Internship

Investment intern at Integra Asset Management

Project-based work involving building investment theses and hedging positions via options for MENA-listed equities. August 24 – September 18, 2026, Dubai.

Now Present
Active

The fund, Integra, and the CFA

Running a leveraged long/short equity and options book for a family & friends investment fund. Interning at Integra Asset Management (MENA equities & options). CFA Level 1 candidate (November 14, 2026).

Two institutions

Education

Imperial College London

2025 — 2028 (Expected)

BSc Physics with Theoretical Physics

On Track for First-Class Honours

Gems Modern Academy, Dubai

Graduated July 2025

IB Diploma, 42 out of 45

Higher Level in Maths AA, Physics and Economics. AP Psychology and AP Computer Science A, both 5 out of 5.

Code, finance, languages

What I can do

Code and tooling

Python
C++
Java
JavaScript
SQL
Excel
Financial Modelling

Finance and analysis

DCF Valuation
Three-Statement Modelling
LBO Analysis
Relative Valuation
Technical Analysis
Algorithmic Trading
Portfolio Management
Macroeconomic Analysis

Languages

EnglishFluent
HindiFluent
GermanIntermediate
ArabicIntermediate
TamilFluent
Five programmes

Courses and certifications

CFA Institute

CFA Level 1 candidate

Exam: November 14, 2026

Wall Street Prep

Financial Modeling & Valuation

HarvardX

CS50: Introduction to Computer Science

Yale University

Financial Markets

Prof. Robert Shiller

Harvard SSP

Deductive Logic

2023 to 2026

Awards and honours

K.S. Varkey Merit Scholarship

Awarded for sustained academic excellence at Gems Modern Academy, Dubai.

Mar 2023

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

Completed the Bronze level of the International Award programme.

Apr 2023

ASSET: UAE national mathematics topper

Ranked 1st nationally in the ASSET Mathematics examination across the United Arab Emirates.

Dec 2023

Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award

Completed the Silver level of the International Award programme.

Apr 2024

AUS national mathematics competition, bronze medal

American University of Sharjah national mathematics competition.

Sep 2024

Algothon: 2nd across the UK among first-years

Imperial College all-university algorithmic trading hackathon, IMC Trading Challenge. 7th place overall.

Mar 2026

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Open to opportunities in equity research, investment analysis, AI in finance, and quantitative finance.

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