Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Finance
In progressUniversity of Tehran
GPA: 19.42/20
FINANCE / AI / PRODUCT / RESEARCH
Oveys Sayad
Quantitative Finance, AI & Product Strategy
I build financial products, quantitative tools, and data-driven decision systems at the intersection of finance, artificial intelligence, and product strategy.
Currently pursuing an MBA in Finance at the University of Tehran, with a background in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Sharif University of Technology.
System index
Professional System Index
A structured map of focus areas. Select a module to explore scope, tags, and related work.
Module 01
Quantitative Finance
Financial engineering, derivatives, asset pricing, arbitrage analysis, portfolio analysis, and risk.
Financial engineeringDerivativesAsset pricingPortfolio analysis
Explore related work →Financial engineering, derivatives, asset pricing, arbitrage analysis, portfolio analysis, and risk.
Financial engineeringDerivativesAsset pricingPortfolio analysis
Explore related work →Machine learning, time-series modeling, reinforcement learning, financial econometrics, and analytical pipelines.
Machine learningTime-seriesFinancial econometricsData pipelines
Explore related work →Order-book analysis, transaction costs, liquidity, executability, and cross-market inefficiencies.
Order booksLiquidityTransaction costsExecutability
Explore related work →Financial product design, product management, business development, investment evaluation, and cross-functional execution.
Product managementBusiness developmentInvestment productsFinTech
Explore related work →Selected work
Featured case studies
Representative projects across finance, data, product, and decision systems.
01 / QUANT · CRYPTO
Cross-Exchange Cryptocurrency Arbitrage Analysis
A multi-exchange analytical pipeline for evaluating whether apparent cryptocurrency arbitrage opportunities remained profitable after realistic market frictions.
Market MicrostructureAlgorithmic TradingFinancial Data Engineering
Quantitative finance
Read case study02 / QUANT · OPTIONS
Put–Call Parity Arbitrage Detection in the Iranian Options Market
An empirical detection system for identifying economically attainable put–call parity violations in Iranian equity options.
Options PricingDerivativesMarket Microstructure
Quantitative finance
Read case study03 / PRODUCT · FINTECH
Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform
End-to-end product leadership for a real estate crowdfunding platform, from strategy and roadmap development through MVP launch.
Product StrategyFinTechInvestment Platforms
Product
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Current focus
CURRENT FOCUS
Exploring thesis directions in quantitative finance, financial machine learning, and market microstructure.
Collaboration
Open to discussions on research, quantitative finance, financial data and analytics, product and strategy, and teaching or academic collaboration.
Research
Selected research and technical projects
Technical and quantitative projects — not a publications list.
Technical research project
Cross-Exchange Cryptocurrency Arbitrage Analysis
A multi-exchange analytical pipeline for evaluating whether apparent cryptocurrency arbitrage opportunities remained profitable after realistic market frictions, including fees, transfer delays, and slippage.
- Level-2 order-book and trade data across Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex
- Executability-aware arbitrage evaluation
- Statistical analysis and interactive visualizations
Market MicrostructureQuantitative FinanceFinancial Machine Learning
Quantitative research project
Put–Call Parity Arbitrage Detection in the Iranian Options Market
An empirical detection system for identifying economically attainable put–call parity violations in Iranian equity options after commissions, slippage, and liquidity constraints.
- Historical order-book snapshots and call–put matching
- Cost-adjusted expected profit and executability filters
- Residual distributions and opportunity-rate analysis
DerivativesMarket MicrostructureQuantitative Finance
Bachelor thesis2024
Health versus Wealth: Economic and Epidemiological Modeling of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies
An interdisciplinary modeling project examining the trade-offs between public-health outcomes and economic activity under alternative pandemic mitigation policies.
- Dynamic macroeconomic models
- Epidemiological models
- Policy scenarios
- Health–economy trade-offs
EconomicsEpidemiology
Experience
Recent roles
Selected professional experience across financial engineering, product, and strategy.
Executive Associate to the CEO | Head of Business Development
Iranian Technology Development Fund
Executive strategy, business development, financial-product design, investment evaluation, and quantitative market analysis.
Financial EngineeringDerivativesQuantitative AnalysisAlgorithmic TradingProduct Manager
Capital Hermes
Led the end-to-end development of a real estate crowdfunding platform from product strategy and roadmap through MVP launch.
FinTechProduct AnalyticsInvestment PlatformsBusiness Development Specialist
Capital Hermes
Evaluated investment opportunities and developed strategic partnerships through structured market and financial research.
Venture CapitalMarket Research
Education
Academic background
Current MBA studies and undergraduate engineering training.
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering · Control Systems
Sharif University of Technology
GPA: 17.25/20
Official Minor in Economics · 33 credits · GPA 19.8/20
Teaching
Teaching experience
Graduate-level teaching assistant roles at Sharif University of Technology.
Teaching Assistant
Venture Investing
Sharif University of Technology
- Mentored graduate students on startup valuation, venture-capital contracting, and quantitative deal analysis.
- Designed instructional material on shareholder agreements, ESOP structures, revenue models, and startup KPIs.
Teaching Assistant
Finance for Startups
Sharif University of Technology
- Mentored students on startup valuation, capital budgeting, and financial decision-making.
- Developed material on startup financing, exit strategies, and business planning.
Contact
Connect with Oveys Sayad
For research, quantitative finance, financial product, data, or strategy discussions, contact me by email.