Profile
The quant investor harnessing the power of ants
Swarm Technology designs network of trading algorithms that mimics hive mind of insects
Role of the dice: how Susquehanna puts game theory to work
One of the world’s largest options traders uses game theory – and poker practice – to get results
Howson on steering Cboe past potholes and traffic cops
Head of world’s largest options exchange discusses SEC regulation and SPX appeal
Singapore’s UOB bucks trend to seek FRTB model approval
Despite data challenges, bank is opting for IMA to enhance risk management
EBA eyes top-down stress test for credit risk
European version of CCAR is off the table, but more projections are likely to be modelled by regulator
StanChart tackles US-China rates divergence
Talking Heads 2022: Policy changes have upended correlations in emerging markets, says rates head Lettich
A child of inflation: BNPP’s new macro trading unit
Talking Heads 2022: Currency and rates traders join forces at French bank as it plans to bring FX algos to US Treasury bonds
Barclays confronts ‘implausible’ macro risks
Talking Heads 2022: Bank is reaping rewards of sticking with its trading businesses, says macro head Lublinsky
Goldman’s rates traders have been crowd-watching
Talking Heads 2022: Steepener unwinds in sterling were “canary in the coalmine”, says rates trading co-head
How Citi is handling topsy-turvy rates markets
Talking Heads 2022: Rate hikes and inflation have forced a rethink of the US bank’s hedging strategies
This time’s no different: Robeco’s faith in 200-year backtests
Firm’s (very) long-term studies suggest factor strategies can soften hit from stagflation
How Michael Spector left his mark on quantitative finance
Physicist trained in Soviet scientific centres found elegant solutions to complex problems
Sell side ramps up outsourced trading to sceptical buy side
New entrants anticipate a wave of takeup among larger asset managers, but are they aiming too high?
‘Corrective’ algo tells quant firm when it’s wrong
QTS has built a machine to show whether a strategy is likely to succeed or flop
Federated’s CIO on the fight to save prime MMFs
SEC reform proposal could be final nail in coffin for institutional prime funds
From ‘cottage industry’ to quant-ready: prop data at JP Morgan
Unique information now “table stakes” for brokers as they compete for new clients
Carbon fund increases returns by decreasing supply of permits
Europe’s emissions trading system could be a catalyst for the energy transition, but only if prices rise
Optiver aims to gatecrash FX options private party
Dutch non-bank hopes to exploit shift to electronic markets in OTC options, following record $7bn trading day
New GFXC chair aims to keep up reform on last look
SNB’s Andrea Maechler urges more liquidity providers and trading venues to address hold times
Benhart: banks should start revising for OCC’s climate exams
US agency’s climate chief says firms will need more data from clients if they’re to make the grade
Bookstaber: past performance is no guide to future risks
Veteran risk chief says trading gains in wake of LTCM’s demise forged love of agent-based modelling
Adia wealth fund is building supergroup of quant investing
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority wants to turn systematic investing into a ‘good science’
How NN IP uses machines to read the market – and itself
Dutch manager being acquired by Goldman uses machine learning to ‘augment’ its analysts
Back in the New York groove: BNY CRO’s risk revamp
Veteran risk manager and former trader on “intelligent” risk-taking