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Ben Granat

Ben Granat

Portfolio Research Associate at Ssi Investment Management LLC

CA , United States

About

Ben Granat is a Portfolio Research Associate at SSI Investment Management in California, where he supports investment teams by conducting quantitative analysis and research across multiple asset classes. His current work involves data-driven insights to guide portfolio construction and risk management, with a strong emphasis on systematic investment strategies.

Prior to joining SSI, Ben held the role of Quantitative Data Analyst at Crossover Markets, where he specialized in statistical modeling and the analysis of liquid, electronically traded assets. He also gained substantial experience as a Summer Analyst in Liquidity Management at Euronext FX, focusing on currency markets and liquidity provision within global foreign exchange platforms.

Ben holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Brandeis University, bringing a solid academic foundation in quantitative methods and finance. His expertise spans equities, foreign exchange, and alternative investment strategies, contributing to his ability to translate complex market data into actionable portfolio insights.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
SSI Investment ManagementPortfolio Research AssociateJun 2025 to Present
Crossover MarketsQuantitative Data AnalystSep 2023 to Jun 2025
• Developed analytics systems for ~$10M in daily cryptocurrency flows, enabling ECN performance monitoring. • Designed BI dashboards (Apache Superset) for key metrics: bid-ask spread, fill rates, ord...
Euronext FXSummer Analyst - Liquidity ManagementMay 2022 to Aug 2022
• Queried data (SQL) from ~$25B in daily FX volume and designed dashboards (Qlikview) for historical LM KPIs and P&L. Enabled internal risk controls by flagging abnormal trading patterns, outlier P&L,...

Education

University of Southern California

2024 2025

Brandeis University

2019 2020

The Athenian School

2015 2019

Skills & Expertise

Apache Superset
Bloomberg Terminal
Quantitative Analytics
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Financial Markets
QlikView Development
R (Programming Language)
SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)
Python (Programming Language)
SQL
Machine Learning
Qlik View
C++
Stata
MongoDB
Tableau
Data Analysis
Microsoft Excel

Others at Ssi Investment Management LLC (9)

NameRoleLocation
A
Alex Volz
Portfolio ManagerBeverly Hills, CA , United States
C
Claudia Hanson
AssociateBeverly Hills, CA , United States
D
Dagney Maseda
Portfolio ManagerBeverly Hills, CA , United States
D
Darrus Lee
AssociateUnited States
George Douglas
George Douglas
Chief Investment OfficerBeverly Hills, CA , United States
K
Ken Raguse
Portfolio ManagerManhattan Beach, CA , United States
Michael Opre
Michael Opre
Portfolio Manager - Outright (Long-only) Convertible StrategyIrvine, CA , United States
Ravi Malik
Ravi Malik
Principal and Senior Portfolio ManagerBeverly Hills, CA , United States
D
Darrus L.
AssociateUnited States

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