LUYANG QIN

80-22 47Ave Apt2

Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA
607-351-2034 lq8a0356@westpost.net
EDUCATION
CornellUniversity Ithaca, NY
Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics & Management (GPA: 3.6/4.3) 09/2005-
07/2010
Thesis: Essays on Information Asymmetry in Equity Market
Northeastern University Boston, MA
Master of Arts in Economics (Major GPA: 4.0/4.008/1003-06/2005
NanjingUniversity, Nanjing China
Bachelor of Arts in International Business Communication (Major GPA:3.9/4.0) 09/
1999-06/2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gilford Securities
Inc. New York, NY
Research Analyst 01/2010-08/201
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a Generated a weekly newsletter on India for the senior corporate finance adviso
r
a Worked as part of a team to produce an investment analysis report for a China
investment fund for investorsa reference during the new round of fund raising
a Functioned as a translator in a formal business meeting between Gilford Securi
ties and an energy company in China for a private placement deal
a Performed background research and collected information on, evaluated and anal
yzed a relevant industry for a private placement deal
a Assisted the corporate finance director in identifying potential Chinese compa
nies at ICR NASDAQ IPO Summit in Beijing
a Assisted in researching and planning of a road show for launching a second Chi
nese-focused real estate fund for a Singapore-based asset manager
a Ensured timely communication and follow-up with the client and partners in Chi
na
Jiangsu Holly International Group Investment & Management Co. Ltd. Nanjing, Ch
ina
Analyst 08/2009-10/2009
a Participated in the due diligence group for preparing the prospectus of a Chin
ese company to be listed in ShenZhen Stock Exexchange
a Monitored policies and newly listed companies in Growth Enterprise Market in C
hina
a Visited a potential company in determining the next venture capital investment
and prepared meeting minutes for the project manager after the trip

New York Global Group New York, NY

Intern 06/2005-07/2005
a Assisted Senior Research Analysts in researching industries including the ship
ping industry, the gaming industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the fertiliz
er industry in China
a Wrote the snapshots on four leading shipping companies in China as a part of t
he shipping industry report and compared the financial performance of these comp
anies
a Collected the financial information of all the Chinese companies that are list
ed in the US stock market and created an excel report for internal uses.
a Translated Chinaas tax policies related to the companyas projects
a Assisted the communication between the headquarter on Wall Street and the bran
ch office in Beijing
a Get involved in the IPO project for a company in China to go public on London
stock market and translate the companyas Internal Control Report required by the
IPO application in U.K.
Prudential Financial Wakefield, MA
Financial Research Analyst 05/ 2004-06/2004
a Researched the performance of 40 selected mutual funds using Thomson Financial
and Principia to provide suggestion for the Financial Advisor on fund selection
to improve the financial product
a Tracked activity of PruChoice---a mutual fund product of Prudential Financial
a Studied the outperformed fund families and compared the ranking of funds based
on morningstar, S&P 500 and businessweek to help the Financial Advisor improve
products
a Set up financial accounts for customers and analyzed their portfolio performan
ce
a Assisted the Financial Advisor in marketing financial products and giving semi
nars to investors
HONORS & AWARDS:
a Assistantship from the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University (08/2
008-12/2008)
a Ashley Graduate Fellowship Fund (05/2008-08/2008)
a Richard D. Aplin Teaching Excellence Fund (01/2008-05/2008 )
a Edward and Janet Heslop Fellowship Fund (01/2007-12/2007)
a Graduate Assistantship at Cornell University (08/2005-12/2006)
a Morris A. Horowitz Excellence in Economics Award (2005)
a A Nominated Member of Omicron Delta Epsilon--- An Honorary Society for Interna
tional Studentsa Excellence in Economics (2005)
SKILLS
Language: Chinese(Native),English(Fluent)
Computer Skills: SAS and basics in STATA
SELECTED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
a Vice President of Amber Dance Troup at Cornell University between 2007-2008
a Member: of Teaching Assistant Leadership Board Committee of Center for Effecti
ve University Teaching of Northeastern University