Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)

Shawn Xu   [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)

Software Developer at NYC Hedge Fund

Greater New York City Area

Current
  • Software Developer at NYC Hedge Fund
Past
  • Developer at IDT
  • Associate at Citigroup
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Financial Services
Websites

Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Summary

Currently I work very closely with quants, i implemented the risk model for our latest strategy.My algorithmic work right now is limited to things like working on alternate algorithms for allocating trades

Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Specialties:

Java, C#, C++


Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Experience

  • Software Developer

    NYC Hedge Fund

    (Financial Services industry)

    January 2005Present (3 years 8 months)

    • Developed Straight through Processing System using Java, Swing, Prevayler, My SQL, python and XML.
    • Automated a number of Excel/VBA based Energy, Commodity Models and Volatility Models from researchers' paper models. Developed a centralized model engine VBA module to accommodate rapid development.
    • Developed centralized data mining system integrated with Bloomberg API, other data source, using C#, Winforms, My SQL.
    • Developed trade allocation system using Java, Swing, MySQL, a FoxPro legacy database, and integrated it into an excel app used by traders using VBA.
    • Developed a variety of Excel-Add Ins (e.g., for Portfolio risk, Portfolio adjustment for potential trades), modules, and DLLs for use with excel.

  • Developer

    IDT

    (Public Company; Financial Services industry)

    June 2002December 2004 (2 years 7 months)

    • Developed desktop application for file sharing, annotation, and reporting media assets for animations: C#, WinForms (developed custom components), GDI, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server, MS BITS protocol.
    • Co-Developed (team of 2) file tracking application and messaging system using Java, Swing, EJB, JMS, MS SQL Server, WebObjects, Linux/OSX.

  • Associate

    Citigroup

    (Public Company; Financial Services industry)

    May 1999June 2002 (3 years 2 months)

    • Developed wireless packet sniffing application C++, libpcap on UNIX. Ported a version to Windows using C#, Winforms. Created an audio version using Java, Swing, and FreeTTS.
    • Developed various weblog data mining applications using Perl and python, MySQL, and Linux, creating visualizations using Flash, Open GL.
    • Developed web based project catalog for students using Java, Struts.


Additional Information

Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Websites:

Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Groups:

  •    Clarisoft Technologies
  •    Worldwide Management Consultants
  •    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
  •    FIX Protocol Organization
  •    Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
  •    The Million Goal
  •    Advent Geneva
  •    Electronic Trading Group
  •    Nursing Network
  •    The Firefighter Network
  •    The Emergency Medical Services Network
  •    The Law Enforcement Network
  •    Multi-Asset Class Algorithmic Trading
  •    Financial Information Xchange (FIX)

Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

Public profile powered by: LinkedIn

Create a public profile: Sign In or Join Now

View Shawn’s full profile:

  • See who you and Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com) know in common
  • Get introduced to Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com)
  • Contact Shawn Xu [LION] (email.shawnxu@gmail.com) directly

View Full Profile