Yisheng Alexander Liu
Class of 2027
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- Email: al6@andrew.cmu.edu
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- A New Academic Year at MSCF
- Alumni Reflect on the MSCF Program’s 30th Anniversary
- Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders: Women in Quant Finance
- Data Science in Finance
- Financial Engineering Salary
- High Stakes and Fair Values: 91ÊÓÆµ Students Face Off in the 2026 Market Making Game
- How to Become a Quant
- MSCF 30th Anniversary Celebration
- MSCF Advisory Board Member, Roni Israelov receives the 2024 Peter L. Bernstein Award
- MSCF Hosts 2025 Panel for Women in Data Science Pittsburgh
- MSCF Hosts 2nd Annual Datathon: Advancing Experiential Learning and Industry Connections
- MSCF Welcomes Rhonda Khan as Communication and Leadership Instructor and Coach
- MSCF Welcomes Shelli Faber as Associate Director of Career Services
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- Squarepoint Foundation Deepens Partnership MSCF Through $100K Gift to Support Future Leaders
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Biography
"How do you turn volatility into opportunity? My answer: innovating factors, harnessing AI, and applying market intuition."Ìý
I graduated from the University of Chicago with Cum Laude, B.S. in Computational and Applied Mathematics and B.A. in Biology. I am enthusiastic about joining a hedge fund or quantitative trading firm where I can combine my experiences in ML, mathematical modeling, and fundamental research to generate alpha and improve decision-making at scale.Ìý
At Shanghai Jinde Asset Management, I built a stacked XGBoost-Logistic Regression model on 900+ companies' liquidity and credit data, increasing the predictive power of downgrade risk by 30% (PR-AUC to 95%). I also engineered a Monte Carlo framework using bond redeeming probabilities to identify arbitrage signals and undervaluation in the convertible bonds market. This equips me with solid project experiences in machine learning and derivatives pricing.Ìý
What differentiates me is my ability to bridge rigorous quantitative research with deep market understanding. During my internship at Morgan Stanley, I directly supported Volkswagen for its $700MM cross-border investment in XPeng. Besides building DCF and public comps to value the companies' intricate synergies, I deeply researched XPeng's past price drivers and established an event-driven framework to predict elevated price dislocations based on EV sector news. Combining quant and fundamental skills, I am thrilled to help you uncover innovative alpha and trading strategies.Ìý
I am more than glad to meet you to learn about how you successfully navigated through the quant finance landscape, and I am open to any relevant opportunities!Ìý