Akshay Yelmelwar

Akshay Yelmelwar is a skilled quantitative trader with extensive experience in designing and implementing automated trading strategies in the derivatives segment of the National Stock Exchange. Currently employed at Alpha Alternatives since April 2020, Akshay has previously held roles as a quantitative researcher at SMC Global Securities Ltd., where mid-frequency trading strategies and market-making protocols for illiquid indices were developed. Earlier positions include serving as a quantitative associate at iRageCapital Advisory Private Limited and as an algo trader at NeuralTechSoft, focusing on equity derivatives. Akshay began their professional journey as a summer intern at Fairchild Semiconductor, contributing to the design of a DC-DC converter for solar applications. Akshay holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, earned in 2014.