Alphathon 2024

Last Year's Event

The Conference 2024


Alphathon 2024
The Conference
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
Location: Eagle Alpha, 360 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
77 teams (148 Participants) were accepted to compete! But at the end, there can only be 1 winner per category!
Attend the SQA conference to hear the winners and panelists on the current state of the art on dealing with large and asynchronous data, AI and LLMs in investment, fund flows, crowding and portfolio construction!


Agenda

12:00 - 12:45
Alphathon 2024 Winner Presentations
Attend the final to see presentations by the winning entries, across the 4 Alphathon 2024 questions:
Q1: A Real-Time Streaming Application, by Point72/Cubist
Q2: Using Large Language Models (LLMs) in Investment, by AllianceBernstein (AB)
Q3: Fund Flows, Crowding and Subsequent Returns, by Principal
Q4: A Long-Short Portfolio Strategy that Accurately Reflects Stock Selection Skill, by Optimal Portfolio Strategies

12:45 - 1:30
Panel: The State of the Quant Industry
The panel discussed the Winning Entries and the State of the Quant Industry
Speakers include:

Ingrid Tierens
Head of Data Strategy for Global Investment Research
Goldman Sachs

Rong Zhao
Center Director
Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT),
Stony Brook University

Christina Qi
CEO, Databento
Board of Trustees, MIT

Gene Ekster
Data Specialist, Maiden Century
Adjunct Professor, NYU Courant

Pawel Polak
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and
Affiliated Faculty, Institute for Advanced Computational Science,
Stony Brook University

Moderator:
Christos Koutsoyannis
Chief Investment Officer, Atlas Ridge Capital
Adjunct Professor, NYU Courant
Executive Advisory Board, Columbia Business School, Program for Financial Studies


The panel discussed the winning entries of Alphathon 2024, in the context of the broader industry and cutting-edge research.


Become an SQA Member today:
Regular Membership: $200
Academic Membership: $100
Student Membership: $25

and:

Register to attend the Conference:
SQA Members: Free
Non-Members: $50
Registration Now Closed

Individuals taking part in Alphathon 2024 as competitors do not need to register for the Conference.
The SQA conference is part of #DataWeekNYC. Attendees registered for the SQA conference are also invited to optionally attend the rest of the Eagle Alpha conference for free. (Separate registration directly with Eagle Alpha needed.)


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