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About
Sahar Benenson is a Portfolio Manager at Walleye Capital in New York, NY, where she is responsible for managing investment strategies and overseeing portfolio construction and risk management. At Walleye Capital, she focuses on a diversified range of alternative investment strategies, leveraging her quantitative expertise and experience in multi-asset class trading.
Prior to joining Walleye Capital in 2023, Sahar spent over 15 years as a Portfolio Manager at Ronin Capital, where she specialized in systematic trading, derivatives, and volatility arbitrage. She also managed her own investment activities as an Individual Investor from 2020 onward. Across these roles, she has developed substantial expertise in equity, derivatives, and volatility markets, with a strong track record in quantitative and multi-strategy investing.
Sahar holds a degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of Toronto and a Joint Applied Math and Statistics degree from the University of Waterloo. Her analytical background forms the foundation for her data-driven approach to portfolio management and her contributions to innovation in quantitative strategies within the hedge fund industry.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye Capital | Portfolio Manager | Feb 2023 to Present | — |
| Individual Investor | Individual Investor | Mar 2020 to Present | — |
| Ronin Capital | Portfolio Manager | Sep 2004 to Mar 2020 | — |
Education
University of Toronto
Mathematical Finance
2002 — 2004
University of Waterloo
Joint Applied Math and Statistics, Mathematics
1997 — 2002
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| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst | New York, NY , United States | |
A Alexander Pae | Investment Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
| Portfolio Manager | New York, NY , United States | |
A Alex Tang | Quant Portfolio Manager | New York, NY , United States |
| Portfolio Manager | New York, NY , United States | |
| Trader | Hopkins, MN , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | Philadelphia, PA , United States | |
| Portfolio Manager | NY , United States | |
D Daniel Ioffe | Portfolio Manager | United States |
| Investment Analyst | New York, NY , United States |
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