About the Speaker

Asim Mahmood is a quantitative researcher with a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Physics from IIT Delhi. He has extensive experience in quantitative finance, having worked across investment banking and systematic trading, including roles at Nomura and Alpha Alternatives. He is currently Lead Quantitative Researcher at Aelinit Quantitative Research Pvt. Ltd., a quantitative trading startup, where his work focuses on the research, development and implementation of systematic trading strategies across equities, futures and options. His research interests include statistical modelling, machine learning, derivatives pricing and the application of quantitative methods to financial markets.