Porter Olson

Economics Research Assistant @ BYU

Role
Quantitative Researcher at BYU Silver Fund
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Porter Olson

Data-driven research assistant at Brigham Young University with a passion for statistical…

Experience

  1. Quantitative Researcher

    BYU Silver Fund

    Jan 2025 — Present · Provo, UT, US

    Implemented and extended academic papers, including Low Beta Anomaly (Frazzini & Pedersen, 2014), Earnings Surprise Anomaly (Loh, 2012), and Distress Anomaly (Campbell et al, 2008).• Led original research on the predictability of returns based on 10-K filings using a transformer-based sentiment analysis.• Deployed MSCI Barra USE4 risk forecasts for backtests of researched signals using constrained mean-variance optimization.

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