Title: Vice President and Hybrids Derivatives Trader
Company: Societe Generale
Location: Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
Mayank Saxena, Vice President and Hybrid Derivatives Trader at Société Générale, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Financial Services.
Mr. Saxena is lauded for his contributions to the financial sector, marked by a series of progressive roles and notable achievements. Currently serving as the vice president and hybrid derivatives trader at Société Générale in New York City, a leading European financial services group, since 2022, he is recognized for his expertise in quantitative investment strategies and portfolio management. In this capacity, Mr. Saxena is part of a two-person team responsible for modeling quantitative investment strategies. His responsibilities include implementing quantitative strategy from inception to calculation, governed by precise index rules.
Since joining the organization, Mr. Saxena has played a pivotal role in creating innovative models for portfolio construction, enabling clients to invest with confidence. Demonstrating a commitment to accuracy, he also independently built an in-house model to verify third-party calculations, ensuring the integrity of each strategy. Notably, Mr. Saxena and his team were tasked with implementing 200 models within two years. Still, they accomplished this ambitious goal in just one year, resulting in significant cost savings for the organization.
Mr. Saxena previously held several key roles at Société Générale before being named vice president. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an associate in equity derivatives trading and quantitative investment strategies. Concurrently, between 2018 and 2022, he was also an associate in quantitative investment strategies, contributing to the development and refinement of advanced trading models. Mr. Saxena’s earlier tenure as a quantitative analyst at Société Générale from 2015 to 2022 provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of financial markets and risk assessment.
Before being acquired by his organization, Mr. Saxena gained valuable experience as a systems engineer at Infosys/Capital Group of Companies from 2011 to 2013. In this role, he provided his expertise to The Capital Group of Companies, developing financial models for the organization.
Mr. Saxena’s professional journey also included formative internships that broadened his perspective on the financial industry. As a risk and valuation intern at Citco Fund Services in New York City in 2014, he was introduced to the management and valuation side of the business, focusing on modeling hard-to-price assets within private equity and hedge fund investing. That same year, Mr. Saxena served as an equity trader intern at WTS Proprietary Trading Group in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mr. Saxena’s academic background has been instrumental in shaping his professional accomplishments. He received a diploma from Kendriya Vidyalaya in India in 2007, followed by a Bachelor of Engineering in computer engineering, with distinction, from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in India in 2011, and a Master of Science in quantitative finance from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 2014. His commitment to continuous learning is reflected in several qualifications, such as the Series 7, 63 and 57 certifications through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Infosys certification for capital markets and securities, and budgeting and finance essentials from Harvard Business Publishing, further enhancing his technical proficiency and understanding of regulatory frameworks.
A respected member of the International Association for Quantitative Finance since 2013, Mr. Saxena also remains actively engaged with industry developments through participation as an invited speaker at the Quant Strats Conference, hosted by Alpha Events, since 2021, and as a panelist at various industry conferences.
Throughout his career, Mr. Saxena has demonstrated a remarkable trajectory, from beginning as an index quant designing cutting-edge strategies to becoming a quantitative creator in the hybrid equity derivatives domain. With nearly a decade of experience specifically dedicated to quantity and business strategies, he has developed deep expertise across all facets of the field.
In light of his early success, Mr. Saxena has received recognition, such as ranking among the top 1% of only 144 students out of 10,000 in the National Standard Examination for Astronomy in 2006 and attaining All India Rank 260 in the National Science Olympiad in 2007. He attributes his accomplishments to dedication, accountability and an unwavering passion for his work. Looking ahead, Mr. Saxena aims to leverage his expertise in portfolio management strategies to establish his own firm and become a renowned figure within the financial investment and trade industry.
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