Artem Matiash
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Artem is a senior quantitative researcher with over six years of commercial experience researching and implementing trading algorithms for quantitative hedge funds and prop shops. He specializes in the Python programming language, including scripts, packages, pipelines, and GUIs, and has statistics knowledge, such as machine learning and data science. Artem has a deep understanding of financial markets, stocks, ETFs, futures, options, crypto, and currencies.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Python, PyCharm, Ubuntu, Jupyter Notebook, SQL, Git
The most amazing...
...project I've implemented is an event-driven backtesting platform for calculating trading strategies' historical performance across various assets.
Work Experience
Senior Quantitative Researcher | Independent Consultant
Self-employed
- Accompanied the client's research and development cycle to automate a proprietary quantitative macro trading algorithm.
- Used ETL pipelines for portfolio and sentiment trading strategies.
- Implemented ML research framework for algorithmic strategy development.
- Implemented a microservice trading platform to facilitate large-scale data processing for ML-based algorithmic strategies execution.
Data Scientist
Toptal
- Developed a microservice infrastructure to collect, store, and process trades and quotes data for further analysis, signal generation, and execution. Used Kafka as a buffer.
- Packaged developed tools as a standalone proprietary Python library that can be easily used and extended.
- Oversaw a live execution process with various tailor-made monitoring tools.
- Implemented tailor-made limit order execution and position sizing.
Senior Quantitative Researcher
Hudson & Thames
- Developed multiple proprietary Python libraries for data parsing and manipulation, backtesting, and performing financial ML workflows.
- Researched numerous alpha capturing futures trend strategies using proprietary ML frameworks, forecasted annual Sharpe ratio of 2.5+.
- Researched stock portfolio strategy using proprietary ML frameworks and forecasted annual Sharpe ratio of 1.2.
- Conducted research on statistical arbitrage alpha capturing futures strategy using proprietary ML frameworks.
Quantitative Researcher
Modex
- Researched diversifying strategies using G10 currencies and increased the annual Sharpe ratio from 0.48 to 1.2.
- Optimized the company’s code infrastructure to increase execution speed 100 times.
- Researched various alpha capturing strategies using index futures.
- Developed strategy monitoring tools with notifications in Slack and Telegram.
Quantitative Researcher
Numerical Technologies
- Contributed to launching a multimillion New York-based quantitative hedge fund.
- Implemented a Python module for raw financial data clearing, verification, and processing.
- Upgraded a Python module for Bloomberg API manipulations to work with SAPI.
- Created a standalone Python application for market orders allocation and optimal execution via the PyQt interface.
Experience
Backtesting Platform
A Crypto Trading Platform
Intraday Futures Trading Strategy
Estimated Sharpe ratio of 2.5. Traded live on small-cap for half a year.
Skillset
Languages
Python, SQL
Paradigms
Data Science, Quantitative Research, Asynchronous Programming
Other
Calculus, Probability Theory, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Computer Science, Optimization, Algorithms, Financial Markets, Trading, Machine Learning, R&D, Algorithmic Trading, Portfolio Management, Backtesting Trading Strategies, Quantitative Finance, Regression Modeling, Bots, Finance, Financial Modeling, Data Analytics, Quantitative Analysis, Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Futures & Options, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Web Scraping
Tools
PyCharm, Git
Platforms
Ubuntu, Jupyter Notebook, Apache Kafka, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux
Education
Master's Degree in Applied Systems Analysis
Kyiv Polytechnic University - Kyiv, Ukraine
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