Ashish Karel

About Ashish Karel

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with a rich career spanning over 18 years…

Experience

1. Lead - Forex and Hedging

   Group Nirmal

   Feb 2025 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   Responsible for end-to-end price risk management across raw material procurement and finished goods exports.Develop and implement hedging strategies for metals (Aluminium & Zinc) using a combination of Swaps, Futures, Forward Spreads, CSP on OTC and exchanges l- MCX, LME, and SGX to align with physical exposures.Map and monitor commodity and currency risk, ensuring coverage of domestic sales and international purchases through active market participation.Execute trades on TT- Trading Technologies, BMX, FXall platforms and OTC, with a focus on optimizing exposure across multiple tenors.Regularly publish fundamental and Technical market outlooks and weekly strategy reports for internal stakeholders.Lead the currency hedging strategy, including booking forwards and evaluating opportunities for interest rate swaps in coordination with partner banks.

Education

• SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

  MBA, Finance

  2004 — 2005

• St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - Hons, Accounting and Finance

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Commodity Markets
• Currency
• Financial Markets
• Trading
• Investment Banking
• Risk Management
• Project Finance
• Swaps
• Commodity
• Analysis
• Petroleum
• Equity Research
• Hedging
• Fx Options
• Technical Analysis
• Finance
• Management
• Economics
• Equities
• Capital Markets
• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Corporate Finance
• Valuation
• Options
• Trading Strategies
• Energy
• Equity Valuation
• Financial Modeling
• Portfolio Management
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Investments
• Bloomberg
• Financial Risk