Pedram Pishvaeian
FR

Quantitative Analyst · Montréal

I turn markets and messy data into clear decisions.

My name is Pedram. For the past several years I have worked where finance, engineering and analytics meet. I build options analytics platforms, forecasting models and reporting systems that help people act with confidence.

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01 Background

An engineer's path into markets

I started in industrial engineering, where I learned to see systems before symptoms. A master's in systems engineering at ÉTS in Montréal sharpened that instinct and gave me the tools to model complexity instead of just describing it.

My early career was in supply chain. I forecasted demand, planned inventory and learned how a single wrong assumption ripples through an entire operation. That discipline of testing assumptions against real outcomes never left me.

In 2020 I entered quantitative finance and taught myself the options market from first principles. What began as curiosity became a live analytics platform running on AWS, and in 2025 I founded Fintrum to give that work a home. Today I split my energy between merchandise planning analytics and quantitative trading research. The common thread is simple. I take something complex and make it usable.

Good analysis is not about more data. It is about the shortest honest path from data to a decision.

02 Experience

Where I've worked

Six years across analytics, planning and quantitative finance.

  1. May 2023 – Present

    Merchandise Planning Analyst

    Bugatchi · Montréal

    I deliver executive reporting on sales, margin and sell-through. I built the automated Power BI dashboards that give leadership a real-time view of the business and I run the seasonal forecasting and cost-benefit work behind merchandise planning.

  2. Mar 2020 – Present

    Quantitative Trader & Founder

    Independent since 2020 · Fintrum, founded 2025 · Montréal

    I have traded and researched options independently since 2020 and founded Fintrum in 2025 to carry that work forward. I designed and deployed a live options analytics platform on AWS. It computes gamma, vanna and charm exposure across roughly one hundred tickers with a custom Black-Scholes engine written in Python and Cython. I also run a fully automated delta-neutral strangle strategy built on proprietary Greek efficiency ratios.

  3. Jan 2022 – Apr 2023

    Forecasting & Planning Analyst

    The North Face · Montréal

    I analyzed Canadian order flow against production requirements and executed seasonal purchases down to the SKU level. My rolling inventory and oversold reports supported management decisions on product flow across the country.

  4. Nov 2019 – Dec 2021

    Supply Chain Analyst

    Chinook Trading Canada · Montréal

    I forecasted and managed food and beverage procurement for export to Caribbean markets. Monthly demand forecasts and sell-through projections supported the sourcing strategy of senior management.

03 Expertise

What I bring to the table

Six areas that reinforce each other, technical and human.

Quantitative Finance

Options pricing, Greeks and dealer exposure. I build the models and I trade them.

  • GEX, VEX and CEX analytics
  • IV surface construction
  • Automated options strategies

Data & Analytics

From raw tables to executive dashboards that people actually use.

  • Power BI and Tableau
  • Machine learning foundations
  • Cost-benefit analysis

Supply Chain & Planning

Demand forecasting and inventory strategy grounded in years of retail practice.

  • SAP S/4HANA and Business One
  • Seasonal demand forecasting
  • Inventory and logistics planning

Engineering & Cloud

Production systems that run every trading day without a babysitter.

  • Python, R and SQL
  • Flask, APScheduler, SQLite
  • AWS EC2 deployment

Communication & Collaboration

Analysis only matters when the room understands it and acts on it.

  • Executive reporting and storytelling
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Turning data into decisions

Languages

I work across three languages every week in Montréal.

  • English · full professional
  • French · professional
  • Persian · native
Python R SQL AWS Power BI Tableau SAP S/4HANA Excel SPSS

04 Projects

Things I've built

Five systems I designed, built and still run. Each has its own page and a live app behind it.

GEX Options Framework

A rules-based intraday options workbench built on dealer gamma exposure, carrying a morning exposure read through to a sized trade.

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Effective Risk-Free Rate

A risk-free rate engine for the United States and Canada, with curves rebuilt daily from New York Fed, FRED and Bank of Canada data.

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Portfolio Tracker

A full-stack tracker for a mixed CAD/USD portfolio, with time-weighted and money-weighted returns measured against three indices.

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Nasdaq-100 Fundamentals

Ten years of SEC EDGAR financial statements for every Nasdaq-100 company, with valuation ratios and an interactive DCF.

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Market Structure Dashboard

Rates, the Treasury curve, volatility, credit spreads, FX and inflation back to 2010, refreshed twice daily from Federal Reserve data.

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05 Credentials

Education and certifications

Formal education

  • M.Sc. Systems Engineering · École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal2021
  • B.Sc. Industrial Engineering · Ferdowsi University of Mashhad2014

Professional certifications

  • Canadian Securities Course (CSC) · CSI2025
  • AWS Educate ML Foundations · Amazon Web Services2023
  • ESG Certificate · Bloomberg2023
  • Financial Markets · Yale University, Coursera2023
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) · Bloomberg2022

Have a project or a market question in mind?

I enjoy conversations about markets, analytics and building things that work. Reach out and let's talk.

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