Join CSAIL Alliances member Optiver on Thursday March 26th in Star (32-D463) from 12-1:30pm to hear from Quant Researcher Billy Lee, PhD (Quant Researcher at Optiver, 3 years; University of Chicago, PhD, Mathematics) and network with recruiters for opportunities at Optiver. Catering from Basil Tree will be served!

When/Where: Thursday March 26th in CSAIL's Star Seminar Room (32-D463), 12-1:30pm

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Presenter: Billy Lee, PhD: Quant Researcher at Optiver, 3 years - (Speaker Details) University of Chicago, PhD, Mathematics

Lecture Title: Optiver Recruiting & High Frequency Trading Tech Talk

Abstract: When an obvious trading signal enters the market, multiple participants attempt to trade on it, and reacting correctly becomes a competition for being faster. This talk will describe the research that allows Optiver to win this race. Join Optiver for a tech talk on automated high-frequency trading.

Key Takeaways:

1.     What is high frequency trading and what does it mean to be fast?

2.     How we use ML and AI to generate trading signals?

3.     How we mitigate risk in a high-frequency trading environment