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Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Danelle, My name is Harman, and I'm a Math & Finance double degree student at Waterloo. I was excited to see your FX-forwards work within BMO Global Markets because I want to understand how macro views become useful on a client-facing desk. In Citadel's FI & Macro challenge, I developed DSGEs and VAR models to model central-bank views and translated the scenarios into relative-value trade ideas. I'm trying to position myself for FX markets roles, and I was curious how your team moves from a central-bank view into a forwards discussion and then uses client flow to refine the trade expression. If you had 10-15 minutes, I'd appreciate the chance to learn how that process works in practice. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Danelle, I wanted to follow up on my note about your FX-forwards work. I'm particularly interested in how the team turns a central-bank view into a desk discussion and then uses client flow to refine the trade expression. If you have 10-15 minutes, I'd value hearing how that process works at BMO. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional Regeneration note

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Cassel, My name is Harman, and I'm a Math & Finance double degree student at Waterloo. I was genuinely interested to see your quantitative work in Structured Equities Trading at BMO because I want to understand how a research signal is tested against the practical constraints of a trading desk. My quant work focuses on HAR-RV volatility forecasting and rolling out-of-sample validation using large-scale one-minute market data. I'm trying to position myself for equity-derivatives and quantitative trading roles, especially structured equities, and I was curious how your team's ideation chain moves a volatility signal through pricing and hedging checks before it becomes useful in a client discussion. If you had 10-15 minutes, I'd appreciate the opportunity to learn how that process works in practice. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Cassel, I wanted to follow up on my note about Structured Equities Trading. The question I am most interested in is how the desk tests a volatility signal through pricing and hedging checks before using it in a client discussion. If you have 10-15 minutes, I'd be grateful to hear how that ideation process works at BMO. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional Regeneration note

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Victoria, My name is Harman, and I'm a Math & Finance double degree student at Waterloo. I was interested to see your work as a Global Markets Analyst at RBC because I want to understand how junior analysts contribute across the desk without assuming a narrower product mandate. I'm VP of Trading at Laurier Trading Group, where I help develop cross-asset trade ideas and support execution workflows. I'm also joining RBC this fall in an Investment Product Analytics capacity, and I'm trying to position myself for Global Markets roles. I was curious how the ideation chain typically moves from an initial market view into a client-flow discussion and what an analyst contributes along that path. If you had 10-15 minutes, I'd appreciate the chance to learn how that process works in practice. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Victoria, I wanted to follow up on my note about your Global Markets analyst role. I'm particularly interested in how an initial market view moves into a client-flow discussion and what a junior analyst contributes along that path. If you have 10-15 minutes, I'd value hearing how that process works at RBC. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional Regeneration note

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Brandon, My name is Harman, and I'm a Math & Finance double degree student at Waterloo. I was excited to see your work as a Global Markets Analyst at RBC because I want to understand how junior people turn analysis into something useful for a desk and its clients. In Citadel's FI & Macro challenge, I built macro and rates models and translated central-bank scenarios into relative-value trade ideas. I'm also joining RBC this fall in an Investment Product Analytics capacity, and I'm trying to position myself for Global Markets roles. I was curious how an analyst decides which parts of a market view need more work before bringing them into an internal desk discussion or a client-facing idea. If you had 10-15 minutes, I'd appreciate the opportunity to learn how that process works in practice. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Brandon, I wanted to follow up on my note about your Global Markets analyst role. The question I am most interested in is how an analyst judges whether a market view is ready for an internal desk discussion or needs more work before becoming client-facing. If you have 10-15 minutes, I'd be grateful to hear how that judgment develops at RBC. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional Regeneration note

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Matthew, My name is Harman, and I'm a Math & Finance double degree student at Waterloo. I was genuinely interested to see your work in Rates Trading at RBC because I want to understand how a macro view is turned into a practical swaps decision. In Citadel's FI & Macro challenge, I developed DSGEs and VAR models to model central-bank views and translated the scenarios into relative-value fixed-income ideas. I'm trying to position myself for fixed-income markets roles and want to understand how the FI implications feed into client-flow desk discussions. I was curious how your desk weighs a central-bank view against curve dynamics and client flow before deciding how to express risk in swaps. If you had 10-15 minutes, I'd appreciate the chance to learn how that process works in practice. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Matthew, I wanted to follow up on my note about Rates Trading. I'm particularly interested in how the desk weighs a central-bank view against curve dynamics and client flow before expressing risk in swaps. If you have 10-15 minutes, I'd value hearing how that process works at RBC. Warm regards, Harman Singh h56singh@uwaterloo.ca LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional Regeneration note