Shuqi (Lexi) Deng

Shuqi is a target-driven professional actively pursuing a career in finance. She has strong analytical ability with practical experience in collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data. Shuqi has also demonstrated excellent communication, verbal and written, through collaborations with managers, clients, and team members.

Experience

Project: Canadian Government Bonds 5-Years Yield Prediction, Feb. 2023

• Utilized Python to calculate the yield rate, spot rate, forward rate with the scipy package & functions.
• Analyzed the yield curve, spot curve, forward curve for future bond yields trends generated from Python for insights.
• Calculated & examined the corresponding covariance matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors & their implications.

Project: UofT Price of Empire Research Project Research Assistant, Jun. 2022 - Aug. 2022

• Conducted comparatice inspections of over 300 data entries between Canadian trade tables & Excel spreadsheets.
• Collaborated with team members to complete multi- years of data compilations.

Project: Airbnb Price Determinant Data Analysis, Dec. 2021

• Completed an IMRAD report with Linear Regression model to discuss methods, results, & limitations.
• Conducted literature reviews, exploratory data analysis, & five model building to determine the fittest model.
• Utilized R for data visualization in the map to identify potential price determinants.
• Collaborated with team member to record a presentation of the results.

University of Toronto
Research Assistant, May 2021 - Aug. 2021

• Collected 200+ entries of data from multiple sources.
• Gathered 100+ CNKI academic journals & summarized.
• Cooperated with team members to complete multiple years of data collection and coded in Excel to build a solid ground for the research topics.

Skills

• Technical: Python;
• SQL
• R
• AXIS
• Advanced Excel
• Microsoft 365

Professional Certificates & Awards

• CFA Level 1: 2023
• Dean’s List Scholar: 2020; 2022; 2023