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CATEGORIES:Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science a
 nd Technology 
SUMMARY:GSA Capital: Technology in a quant trading firm: h
 ow innovation helps stay competitive in today's ma
 rkets - Mihai Enache
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T130500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T135500
UID:TALK204487AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/204487
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nQuantitative investment firms attempt
  to navigate through large amounts of data in orde
 r to identify patterns and predict whether an asse
 t is going up or down in value over a specified pe
 riod of time. They employ various mathematical and
  statistical models to come up with efficient trad
 ing strategies tailored for a particular market or
  asset class.\n\nData collection\, signal processi
 ng\, risk management and order execution must be s
 upported by state-of-the-art\, impeccable technolo
 gy. Staying ahead of competitors is an on-going ch
 allenge in this industry\, particularly in modern 
 assets such as crypto currencies which are riskier
  but can offer higher returns.\n\nIn this talk we 
 will explore the general structure of GSA and the 
 various teams that make up technology and research
 . We will also have a high-level overview of the l
 ife cycle of an order\, covering some of the diffe
 rent stages it follows from idea to actual market 
 execution.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nMihai Enache earned his 
 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from The Uni
 versity of Edinburgh in 2019. He then worked at Bl
 oomberg until September 2021. Following this\, he 
 pursued an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science at t
 he University of Cambridge from 2021 to 2022. He j
 oined GSA in July 2022 and has been working in the
  Execution Services Group (ESG) as a software deve
 loper since then. During his undergraduate studies
 \, he focused primarily on data science\, but in r
 ecent years\, he has shifted towards software engi
 neering and computer architecture. His main hobbie
 s include playing chess and running\, with the rou
 te from Cambridge to Grantchester meadows being am
 ong his favourites.\n\nAbout GSA:\n\nGSA Capital i
 s a multi-award winning investment manager that ha
 s been delivering exceptional results for over 15 
 years. With offices in London and New York\, GSA C
 apital combines a world-class proprietary platform
  with innovative thinking to develop and deploy sy
 stematic and process-driven investment strategies 
 across all asset classes\, geographies and timesca
 les.\n\nAudience:\n\nWe welcome students of all ac
 ademic levels from the Computer Science\, Engineer
 ing\, Mathematics\, Statistics and any other close
 ly related disciplines. The event will start with 
 a short presentation followed by informal chats wi
 th representatives from GSA over food and drinks.\
 n\nPlease sign up via our events listings at www.g
 sacapital.com/careers
LOCATION:FW26\, William Gates Building
CONTACT:Ben Karniely
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