Umut Mutlu
Economics & Financial Markets
Economics and Mathematics student at UNC Chapel Hill, focused on macroeconomics, financial markets, and investment analysis.
About
About Me
I am an economics and mathematics student at UNC Chapel Hill and a member of the Fed Challenge Club research team. My work and studies center on macroeconomics, financial markets, and investment decision-making.
Education
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Expected Graduation — May 2029
Robert College
Graduated — June 2026
Career Interests
Where I’m Headed
I am building a career in investing and financial markets, with particular interest in the following areas.
Beyond Work
Personal Interests
Outside of work and coursework, my interests include triathlon, mountaineering, climbing, photography, cooking, and backpacking, along with reading on international politics, public policy, finance, and history.
Outside of Work
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Experience
Professional Experience
My professional experience centers on financial markets and trading infrastructure.
FTech Labs · Intern
Shadowed at a stockbroker specializing in high-frequency trading, statistical arbitrage, and low-latency financial systems for FX markets. Gained exposure to a professional financial software stack, including trading protocols (FIX/OUCH) and exchange-certified infrastructure, and worked with traders to translate business requirements into system optimizations.
Projects
Flagship ProjectProjects
Churn without Change? A Critique of Creative Destruction
An ongoing research paper offering a critique of the creative destruction framework.
Independent Equity Research on Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC)
Independent equity research on Warrior Met Coal, a publicly traded coal producer listed on the NYSE.
FRED Blogs on Substack
Biweekly blog posts translating economic data and monetary policy developments into concise, evidence-based analysis. Read on Substack →
Military Keynesianism and the Impact of Rearmament Due to the Ukraine War on European Financial Markets
Research on how European rearmament following the war in Ukraine has affected European financial markets, including an event study of defense-spending announcements.
Résumé
Résumé
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