Xavier W.
Delivering World-Class Portfolio Engineering at Talos Inc.
- Role
- Engineering Director at Talos
- Location
- Rockville, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Xavier W.
I am a software engineer with over 23 years of experience developing market leading quantitative investment platforms at some of the world\'s largest asset management firms. I bring a deep understanding of systematic investment strategies and portfolio construction techniques across multiple asset classes and investment styles, along with exceptional skills in software engineering and statistical analysis.Prior to founding D3X Systems, I worked at AQR Capital, a globally renowned quantitative hedge fund, where I helped develop a next-generation Managed Futures platform and led the development of their Fixed Income stack. Before joining AQR, I worked at BGI / BlackRock for seven years within the Global Market Strategies Group, a leading systematic global macro hedge fund. In the earlier part of my career, I worked at UBS and Bank of America developing low latency Fixed Income pricing and trading systems. I hold a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, London.Specialties: Java, Scala, Python, Matlab, statistical forecasting, time series analysis, mean variance portfolio optimization, data acquisition, data error checking techniques, portfolio management, performance analysis and attribution.
Experience
Engineering Director
Mar 2023 — Present · MD, US
Talos Trading Inc is a market leader in institutional digital asset trading technology, and acquired D3X Systems LLC in Q1 of 2023, bringing world-class systematic portfolio engineering technology to the digital asset industry. I am incredibly excited about what this opportunity presents. The combination of the D3X Portfolio Engineering platform and the award winning Talos Trading platform is a truly unique value proposition that offers our clients an unprecedented set of capabilities to design, validate and manage sophisticated investment strategies at scale.
Education
International School of Brussels
International Baccalaureate, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
1989 — 1993
Imperial College London
Masters, Aeronautical Engineering
1993 — 1997
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