The Winners
Question 1
A Real-Time Streaming Application Using
CSP
by
Point72 /
Cubist Systematic Strategies
🥇 Winner
Team 63: OffTheTape
Streaming Insights from the 2024 Election
Gregory Sharma, NYU Courant
David Lupea, Stanford University
Anush Musthyala, AQR Capital Management
Question 2
Edgar + LLMs = Alpha
by
AllianceBernstein (AB)
🥇 Winner
Team 27: S.A.B.
Diagnostic Signal Fusion: An LLM-Based Framework for Equity Research Analysis
Benjamin Loller, Brown University
August Gilmartin, Brown University
Sayid Achilov, Brown University
Question 3
Moving Targets: Detecting Shifts in Corporate Performance Narratives via LLMs
by
Principal Financial Group
🥇 Winner
Team 9: LinqAlpha
Can LLMs Hit Moving Targets?
Tracking Evolving Signals in Corporate Disclosures
Jacob Chanyeol Choi, LinqAlpha
Minjae Kim, LinqAlpha
Jihoon Kwon, LinqAlpha
Question 4
Microstucture, Market Impact and Scaling Active Equity Strategies:
From Millions to Billions
by
Northfield Information Services
🥇 Joint Winners 🥇
🥇 Winner
Team 24: Mathew Thiel
Scaling from $20 Million to $20 Billion;
Path-dependent Constraints, Burn-in and Inertia
Mathew Thiel, Stony Brook University
🥇 Winner
Team 52: DST Squad
Microstructure, Market Impact and Scaling Active Equity Strategies:
From Millions to Billions
Shunwei (David) Du, NYU Courant
Luchen (Tom) Shi, NYU Courant
Fengrui (Sam) Tian, NYU Courant
These projects all created innovative, robust research and applications, used large data, statistical techniques, machine learning methodologies and great insight, and addressed real issues for the world of investment!
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Congratulations to all the Winners!
The Finalists
Here are the Alphathon 2025 Finalists per Question!Question 1 Finalists
A Real-Time Streaming Application Using
CSP
by
Point72 /
Cubist
Congratulations to the Q1 Finalists:
Team 59: Vege
Real-Time Multi-Ticker Cryptocurrency Market Monitoring and Risk Analytics Platform
Ziyu Lu, Rockefeller University
Team 63: OffTheTape
Streaming Insights from the 2024 Election
Gregory Sharma, NYU Courant
David Lupea, Stanford University
Anush Musthyala, AQR Capital Management
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Q1 Finalists Announcement!
Question 2 Finalists
Edgar + LLMs = Alpha
by
AllianceBernstein (AB)
Congratulations to the Q2 Finalists:
Team 27: S.A.B.
Diagnostic Signal Fusion:
An LLM-Based Framework for Equity Research Analysis
Benjamin Loller, Brown University
August Gilmartin, Brown University
Sayid Achilov, Brown University
Team 59: Vege
Edgar + LLMs = Alpha:
Evaluating Large Language Models for Enhanced Stock Return Prediction
Ziyu Lu, Rockefeller University
Team 60: juniorquant!
Extracting Predictive Signals from 10-K Disclosures Using LLM Sentiment
Alexandra Pinedo, BlackRock
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Q2 Finalists Announcement!
Question 3 Finalists
Moving Targets: Detecting Shifts in Corporate Performance Narratives via LLMs
by
Principal Financial Group
Congratulations to the Q3 Finalists:
Team 9: LinqAlpha
Can LLMs Hit Moving Targets?
Tracking Evolving Signals in Corporate Disclosures
Jacob Chanyeol Choi, LinqAlpha
Minjae Kim, LinqAlpha
Jihoon Kwon, LinqAlpha
Team 41: Neverender
Moving Targets with LLMs
Sarvesh Sakhare, Cornell University
Atharwa Pandey, Cornell University
Qi Wang, Cornell University
Team 46: Eigenvector
Shifting Stories, Shifting Returns
Komal Niraula, NYU Tandon
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Q3 Finalists Announcement!
Question 4 Finalists
Microstucture, Market Impact and Scaling Active Equity Strategies:
From Millions to Billions
by
Northfield Information Services
Congratulations to the Q4 Finalists:
Team 24: Mathew Thiel
Scaling from $20 Million to $20 Billion;
Path-dependent Constraints, Burn-in and Inertia
Mathew Thiel, Stony Brook University
Team 52: DST Squad
Microstructure, Market Impact and Scaling Active Equity Strategies:
From Millions to Billions
Shunwei (David) Du, NYU Courant
Luchen (Tom) Shi, NYU Courant
Fengrui (Sam) Tian, NYU Courant
See the SQA LinkedIn Alphathon 2025
Q4 Finalists Announcement!