Quantitative Finance · Sydney, Australia

Nam Nguyen

Master of Quantitative Finance, UTS

Finance professional with 7+ years of real-world experience, now building expertise in derivatives pricing, portfolio optimisation, and risk modelling. Working at the intersection of mathematics, markets, and code.

Australian Citizen Open to Internships Open to Graduate Roles CPA Australia

Background

About Me

Before MQF, I spent 7 years in financial accounting and client advisory at Bongiorno & Partners — building cash flow models, interpreting financial statements, and advising clients on tax, lending, and investment structures.

That experience taught me to think carefully about what financial risk actually means in practice, not just in theory. Now I'm combining that domain knowledge with quantitative methods, stochastic processes, and programming.

I'm particularly interested in derivatives pricing, systematic risk modelling, and the application of statistical methods to real market data.

UTS MQF

Projects

Derivative Security Pricing Project

Exotic Underperformance Option Pricing

Implied vol term structure bootstrapping from CBOE market data. Exotic underperformance option pricing under two-dimensional GBM. Dynamic delta-hedging with daily rebalancing and P&L evaluation at expiry.

Black-Scholes Monte Carlo Implied Vol Put/Call Parity Python

Fixed-Income Project

Interest Rate Term Structure Modelling and Hedging Using Australian Government Bonds

Analyse Australian Government bond data to construct interest rate term structures, fit models to bond prices and evaluate hedging strategies using duration and convexity.

Yield Curve Niesel-Siegel Instantaneous forward rates Duration/Convexity Hedging

Fixed-Income Project

Zero-Coupon Yield Extraction, Bond Valuation, and Liability Hedging

Bootstrapped daily AGB zero coupon discount factors from 10 years of RBA par yield data. Computed Fisher-Weil duration and convexity. Constructed a duration-neutral hedge for a $120M liability.

Yield Curve Duration Convexity Fixed Income Python

Derivatives Project

Forwards & Futures: Valuation, Hedging, and Risk Analysis

Optimal hedge ratio for a 2M gallon jet fuel purchase using WTI futures. Modelled a 1.1M barrel forward/futures arbitrage with daily margin call tracking against a $19M capital base.

Futures Hedge Ratio Basis Risk Margin Python

Risk Management

Risk Measures & Risk Minimisation Strategy

10-day 99% VaR and ES and 10-day 99% Stressed VaR and ES for an AAPL/IBM options portfolio using four methods: analytical, historical simulation, Monte Carlo Gaussian, and Monte Carlo with bivariate Student's t copula fitted via MLE.

VaR · ES t Copula EWMA Stress Testing Python

Technical

Skills

Languages

Python Mathematica R SQL

Libraries

numpy · scipy pandas · statsmodels cvxpy · pycop matplotlib · Jupyter

Quant Methods

Derivatives pricing Monte Carlo simulation Stochastic processes · Time series VaR · CVaR · Copulas

Finance

Financial statements Cash flow modelling Tax planning Client advisory

Tools

VS Code RStudio Excel · Xero · MYOB Git · GitHub

Education

MQF · UTS (2025–) GradCert Data Science & Innovation · UTS (2026–) BCom Accounting · Macquarie CPA Australia

Career

Experience

Jul 2024 — Present

Assistant Manager

Bongiorno & Partners · Edgecliff NSW

Led a diverse client portfolio across compliance, tax planning, and performance reporting. Built cash flow forecasts and coordinated with brokers and financial planners on lending and investment structures.

Aug 2021 — Jun 2024

Accountant

Bongiorno & Partners · Edgecliff NSW

Managed complex client portfolios and delivered data-driven recommendations to improve financial performance. Reviewed junior staff work and introduced quality control measures.

Jul 2018 — Aug 2021

Junior Accountant

Andrew Sue & Co. · North Parramatta NSW

Prepared financial statements and tax returns for individuals and small businesses. Supported audit preparation and stakeholder collaboration.

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