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David Lin

David Lin

Quantitative Researcher at Aquatic Capital Management LLC

CA , United States

About

David Lin is currently a Quantitative Researcher at Aquatic Capital Management, where he focuses on leveraging advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to identify and execute investment opportunities. His role encompasses quantitative modeling, strategy development, and the application of AI to systematic trading, with a particular emphasis on equities and derivatives markets.

Previously, David was a Teaching Assistant at Stanford University and held a Quantitative Research Analyst Internship at Citadel Securities, where he gained hands-on experience analyzing financial markets and developing quantitative trading strategies. His expertise lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and quantitative finance, supporting research and implementation across highly liquid asset classes.

David holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence and a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Mathematics, both from Stanford University, as well as a degree from Raffles Institution. His academic achievements and industry experience position him as a specialist in AI-driven investment research within the financial sector, with a strong technical and analytical foundation tailored for systematic asset management.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
Aquatic Capital ManagementQuantitative ResearcherOct 2023 to Present
Stanford UniversityTeaching AssistantSep 2022 to Jun 2023
TA for Stanford's CS109: Probability for Computer Scientists (for all three quarters in AY2022-2023). Led weekly sections and held office hours.
Citadel SecuritiesQuantitative Research Analyst InternJun 2021 to Sep 2021
Modelled risk across multiple asset classes using various approaches (linear regression, PCA, factor models)
BitGoSoftware Engineer InternJun 2020 to Sep 2020
Stanford UniversityUndergraduate Researcher (Mathematics)Jun 2019 to Sep 2019
Investigated properties of sum-free sequences, and proved an original result using Fourier-analytic methods for Stanford Undergraduate Research In Mathematics (SURIM) 2019. Mentor: Rodrigo Angelo
VybesGrowth InternAug 2018 to Sep 2018
Implemented an information retrieval bot architecture subject to request capacity constraints (node.js)

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science - MS, Computer Science (AI)

2022 2023

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science with Honors - BSH, Mathematics

2018 2023

Raffles Institution

2010 2015

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Duc Nguyen
Quantitative ResearcherNew York, NY , United States
Forrest Pratson
Forrest Pratson
Quantitative ResearcherChapel Hill, NC , United States
Jaroslaw Nowak
Jaroslaw Nowak
Quantitative ResearcherChicago, IL , United States
M
Matteo Nicoli
Quantitative ResearcherNew York, NY , United States
Matthew Bruck
Matthew Bruck
Quantitative ResearcherNew York, NY , United States
Michael Colomb
Michael Colomb
Quantitative ResearcherChicago, IL , United States
Michael Pang
Michael Pang
Quantitative ResearcherChicago, IL , United States
Pedro Hespanhol
Pedro Hespanhol
Quantitative ResearcherBerkeley, CA , United States
Thomas Swayze
Thomas Swayze
Quantitative ResearcherChicago, IL , United States
Vasily Artyukhov
Vasily Artyukhov
Quantitative ResearcherUnited States
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