Corvin Codirla
Corvin Codirla is a seasoned forex trader, educator, and former hedge fund manager with more than 20 years of experience in FX trading, quantitative modeling, and systematic portfolio construction. His career spans both the sell-side and buy-side, with senior roles at leading global financial institutions including Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, and Brevan Howard. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Hedging and Portfolio Management at BLADEX, a multinational bank founded by central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean, where he managed risk, optimized currency exposures, and developed quantitative hedging frameworks. Codirla is recognized for his expertise in designing robust, risk-engineered trading systems and mentoring analytically oriented professionals. Through his platform, CCFX Academy, he teaches traders how to build systematic, semi-automated FX strategies using sound quantitative and macroeconomic principles.
Corvin Codirla Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Vice President of Hedging & Portfolio Management
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Director of Fixed Income Strategy
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Program Director
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Head of Global FX Options Strategy
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Quantitative Analyst
Academic History
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Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, String Theory
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M.A., Mathematics
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B.S., Mathematics
TRADING STRATEGY
Corvin Codirla is best known as the Founder of CCFX Academy, an education and research platform dedicated to teaching traders how institutional FX desks operate.
His work focuses on helping traders understand institutional-grade foreign exchange strategies, macro fundamentals, quantitative modeling, and systematic trading techniques.
Codirla emphasizes rule-based, data-driven trading, showing how professional investors evaluate alpha, structure trades, manage portfolio exposure, and adapt to different volatility regimes.
His expertise spans algorithmic trading, risk-management frameworks, signal development, and FX market microstructure, making him a leading voice on how to build robust, repeatable trading systems.
EARLY CAREER
Earlier in his career, Codirla served as a Portfolio Manager at a major global hedge fund, where he ran systematic FX programs and contributed to multi-asset global macro strategies across currencies, commodities, and rates.
He held several senior roles at Deutsche Bank, including Director of Fixed Income Strategy and Program Director.
Codirla also served as Head of Global FX Options Strategy at Barclays Capital and worked as a Quantitative Analyst at Brevan Howard, gaining deep experience in derivatives, quantitative research, and institutional risk management.
MEDIA PRESENCE
Codirla’s work is widely referenced for offering an insider’s perspective on hedge fund trading and professional FX strategy design.
He is also the creator and host of the highly followed YouTube channel “Corvin Codirla – CCFX Academy,” where he breaks down complex topics in algorithmic trading, systematic strategy design, risk management, and quantitative finance for retail and institutional audiences.