Armaan Gandhara

Finance & Computer Science

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GANDHARA, ARMAAN A. — PERSONAL OVERVIEW <GO>

I'm a double-degree student at Wilfrid Laurier pursuing a BBA in Finance and a BSc in Computer Science, building at the intersection of quantitative methods and capital markets. From writing Black-Scholes pricing engines to pitching long equity positions that reached the finals of national competitions, I'm drawn to problems where rigorous analysis creates a real, measurable edge.

Incoming Investment Banking intern at BMO Capital Markets (Winter 2027), most recently on ATS Corporation's Corporate Development (M&A) team. I currently serve as Quantitative Portfolio Manager at the Laurier Trading Group, trade personal and family accounts, and publish macro and equity research on Substack.

Focus Areas

Derivatives · Systematic Trading · M&A · Portfolio Optimization · Market Microstructure

Stack

Python · C · Excel / VBA · IBAPI · Git · Pandas · NumPy · Scikit-learn

Education

WLU — BBA FINANCE <GO>

Wilfrid Laurier University — BBA

Business Administration · Finance Specialization

2024 – 2029

GPA 4.0 / 4.0

Honors & Awards

President's Gold Scholarship
Dean's List
UBC Sauder Capital Markets Challenge — Finalist
LIFA × Turtle Creek Stock Pitch — 3rd Place
Hawk Tank Sales Pitch Competition — 2nd Place (Fidelity-sponsored)
Startup Laurier × Microsoft — Finalist
CPA Ethics Case Competition — 3rd Place (out of 69 teams)
PC Health App Live Case — Semi-Finalist (top 50 of 250+ teams)

Relevant Coursework

Microeconomics Accounting Macroeconomics Business Environment Marketing E-Commerce

Technical

Excel / VBA Financial Modeling CPA & GAAP Statistics

WLU — BSc COMP SCI <GO>

Wilfrid Laurier University — BSc

Computer Science · Minor in Mathematics

2024 – 2029

GPA 3.9 / 4.0

Honors & Awards

Dean's List

Relevant Coursework

Data Structures Algorithm Design & Analysis Neural Networks Software Engineering Game Theory Math for Finance Linear Algebra Calculus Python Programming

Technical

C Python Pandas Matplotlib Java

Work Experience

Leadership & Volunteer

Market Views

Projects

armaan@ag‑system ~/projects $ ls -la

drwxr-xr-x ASG-Microfund/ Algo-Trading

↗ GitHub

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Backtested a 3-strategy portfolio (factor, mean reversion, momentum) with Streamlit dashboard and risk controls

$ cat README.md

Strategies: factor-based, mean reversion, and momentum
Streamlit dashboard for performance vs. benchmark with client input parameters
Weighted risk controls to keep portfolio within user-defined tolerance

drwxr-xr-x IBFetcher/ Python

↗ GitHub

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Modular IBAPI-based OHLCV downloader with batch support, automatic retries, and smart CSV caching

$ cat README.md

Fetch single or batch tickers with automatic retries via IBAPI
Flexible schema with CSV output and automated retrieve-or-fetch logic
Configurable tickers, intervals, and tick size for maximum flexibility

drwxr-xr-x Quant-Models/ Finance

↗ GitHub

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Black-Scholes pricing engine with full Greeks, Monte Carlo with antithetic variates, and a robust unit test suite

$ cat README.md

Analytic Black-Scholes with Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, and Rho
Monte Carlo simulation with antithetic variates for variance reduction
Robust unit test suite with reproducible random seeds

drwxr-xr-x TSLA-AI-Trader/ ML

↗ GitHub

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ML pipeline using Linear Regression and Random Forest to forecast TSLA price movements with custom backtesting

$ cat README.md

Feature engineering pipeline with technical indicators and lag features
Custom backtesting framework simulating strategy performance on model signals
Model evaluation through Sharpe ratio, drawdown, and prediction accuracy metrics

Competitions

COMPETITION RESULTS — AG <GO>

RESULT COMPETITION CATEGORY YEAR

Technical Skills

SKILLS — AG PORTFOLIO SYSTEM <GO>

Finance

DCF Modeling 3-Statement Analysis Derivatives Risk Management M&A / Due Diligence Equity Research Rates / Fixed Income

Programming

Python C Java MATLAB ARM Assembly Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn

Quantitative Methods

Linear Algebra Probability Optimization Monte Carlo Time Series Calculus

Excel & Tools

Excel VBA PowerPoint Financial Modeling Git Bloomberg Terminal S&P Capital IQ IBKR TWS