Quantitative Investments Panel
Monday, April 5th 2021
5:00 - 6:00 pm CT
With the rapid development of technology, quantitative finance has taken on an increasingly important role in the financial industry.
The purpose of this panel is to introduce students to the wide range of roles and paths within quantitative finance, and to expose them to the skills needed to be successful in this industry. Our panelists have extensive experience in both quantitative trading and research. They will share their insights on the current state of the industry, and how it may change in the future.
5:00 - 6:00 pm CT
With the rapid development of technology, quantitative finance has taken on an increasingly important role in the financial industry.
The purpose of this panel is to introduce students to the wide range of roles and paths within quantitative finance, and to expose them to the skills needed to be successful in this industry. Our panelists have extensive experience in both quantitative trading and research. They will share their insights on the current state of the industry, and how it may change in the future.
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Rose Gao | CTC
Quantitative Trader Rose Gao started as a Quantitative Trading Analyst at Chicago Trading Company in 2019, where she is currently a Quant Trader in the S&P options market making group. Rose earned a B.A. in Economics from New York University and a M.S. in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the University of Chicago. |
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Alexei Iouchkov | Citadel Securities
Quantitative Researcher Mr. Iouchkov graduated from the College in 2013 with degrees in Mathematics with Specialization in Economics with Departmental Honors and Computer Science with General Honors. While in the College, he was involved in the UChicago Careers in Business: Financial Markets program and helped co-found the Midwestern Trading Competition. Post-graduation, Mr. Iouchkov has continued his involvement with the competition by mentoring students tasked with designing the cases, and taking part in industry panels hosted during the competition. Professionally, Mr. Iouchkov is a Quantitative Researcher focused on developing low latency, algorithm-driven trading strategies in a variety of asset classes. |
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Leo Mizuhara | DRW
Head of Systematic Trading Leo Mizuhara is Head of Systemic Trading for DRW’s fixed income currency and commodities options (FICC) group, joining the firm in September 2017. He is responsible for all systematic FICC market making, overseeing a team of traders, developers and quantitative researchers. Before joining DRW, Leo was a Portfolio Manager at Bank of America in New York. There, he managed a systematic trading desk focused on portfolio optimization and liquidity management in both fixed income and equities. Leo holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Master’s degree in Computational Finance from Georgia Tech. |
Moderator
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Joe Fennessey | Finalyze Capital
CEO/Portfolio Manager Joe Fennessey is the CEO and Portfolio Manager of Finalyze Capital. Joe developed Finalyze's mean-reversion trading strategy while in college at the University of Chicago and started trading it in his personal account in March of 2016. He started managing client capital in July of 2017, Finalyze's inception. Joe's been running Finalyze full-time since graduating from the University of Chicago in June of 2018 with degrees in Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics. |
Point person: Edwin Suresh | edwins1@uchicago.edu