Jacob Cavner is a highly skilled trader with extensive experience in the financial sector. Currently, Jacob holds the position of Trader at IMC Trading since September 2021. Prior to this role, Jacob was a Derivatives Trader and Quant Developer at Belvedere Trading, LLC from July 2016 to September 2021 and served as a Financial Engineering Project Manager Intern at Prattle, where Jacob led a team in developing advanced trading models that demonstrated significant alpha. Academic experience includes research at Washington University in St. Louis focused on multi-factor financial portfolio modeling and consulting work aimed at optimizing business strategies for a local healthcare company. Jacob also completed an internship as a Controls Hardware Engineer at Lennox International, where project management and technical skills were applied to enhance hardware operations. Jacob earned an Engineer's Degree in Systems Engineering and Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.