Professional Experience: Developed and automated various high -frequency strategies for trading futures, options, and cash markets.

Trader/Developer @ Traded energy, fixed income, and equity index futures as well as spot FX From June 2011 to December 2014 (3 years 7 months) Greater Chicago AreaTrader/Developer/Strategist/Analyst @ Traded Nikkei futures From September 2009 to June 2011 (1 year 10 months) San Francisco Bay AreaTrader/Analyst @ I was responsible for trading options and futures markets for a high-frequency algorithmic trading firm. During my tenure, I traded various European and American markets (fixed income, short term interest rates, and equity index contracts) as well as foreign exchange. The goal at all times was to abstract the strategy for the sake of automation. I was also involved in various levels of development, analysis and backtesting using Java and Python/Ruby. From July 2005 to August 2009 (4 years 2 months) Greater Chicago AreaGraduate Research Assistant @ Research assistant for Professor Charles Trzcinka From August 2003 to May 2005 (1 year 10 months) Bloomington, Indiana AreaInstructor @ Taught and coordinated introductory (for credit) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu courses From August 2001 to May 2005 (3 years 10 months) Bloomington, Indiana AreaSummer Intern / Trader @ As an intern, I traded euribor (LIBOR on the euro) futures contracts in outright, calender spread, and butterfly spread positions, depending on market volatility. From June 2004 to August 2004 (3 months) Greater Chicago AreaAssistant Instructor @ I taught algebra (one of many instructors) to mainly freshmen, precalculus (to all levels), and then taught students in the Groups program for underprepared incoming freshmen. From September 2002 to August 2003 (1 year) Bloomington, Indiana AreaUndergraduate Instructor @ Taught laboratory sessions for introductory computing classes From August 2000 to May 2002 (1 year 10 months) Bloomington, Indiana AreaIntern @ I made massive changes to their technology infrastructure. From June 1998 to August 1998 (3 months) Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

MS, Computer Science @ The University of Chicago From 2007 to 2009 MBA, Finance @ Indiana University - Kelley School of Business From 2003 to 2005 BA, Mathematics, Computer Science @ Indiana University From 1998 to 2002 High School Diploma @ Canterbury High School From 1994 to 1998 Kedar Bhat is skilled in: Options, Trading, Electronic Trading, Foreign Exchange, High Frequency Trading, Futures Trading, Equities, Fixed Income, Trading Systems, Derivatives, Strategy, Volatility, Market Making, Trading Strategies, Proprietary Trading