Toronto, Ontario

Mirza Aydemir

Projects

Cases & models
Financial Modeling

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) Equity Research Report

A full bottom-up equity research report on Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (LSPD), produced for the CFA Institute Research Challenge. Initiated coverage with a SELL recommendation and a 12-month target price of $11.20, built on a blended DCF and relative valuation framework. Our team placed 2nd overall as a Top 4 finalist in the CFA Institute Research Challenge.

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Python

MACD Pair Trading Strategy

Most technical trading rules are tested in isolation against a passive benchmark. We wanted to see what happens when the same signal is used to drive two strategies — a directional MACD trade in MSFT, and a paired long-short structure with SPY — and compare them on both return and risk.

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Financial Modeling

Car Value Assessment Model

A decision model designed to answer: 'Which car is the better financial decision over time?' It compares present value by modeling depreciation, maintenance, insurance costs, and inflation-discounted cash flows.

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Python

AI and Labour Market Disruption

Synthesized evidence across sectors (technology, manufacturing, services) on how AI adoption affects labour markets and skill demand. Built regression-based predictive modeling with secondary data to derive signals.

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