Jeff Koch, winner of the April Quantopian Open. Jeff's algorithm, submitted to the contest in January, captured victory with its strong paper trading results. Jeff's strategy will manage $100,000 of Quantopian's money for six months, after which he will keep all the profits he generates.
Jeff Koch is the Sr. Capacity Analyst for Citrix and works with the Technical Operations and Engineering teams in the development of performance and capacity planning. Prior to Citrix, Jeff worked in the Corporate Development department for Conversant Media as a Sr. Financial Analyst with duties including M&A Analysis, corporate budgeting, and other financial responsibilities. An algorithmic trading devote, Jeff says "My goal is to create strategies that remove the emotional aspects of investing."
You can follow Jeff, Simon, and Grant's progress on the winners page.
More importantly, Jeff and other contenders in the Quantopian Open are well on their way to building the track record needed for selection into the Quantopian Managers Program, our crowd sourced hedge fund. Even if you don't win the contest, a strong Sharpe ratio, low beta and low correlation with your peers can put you at the top of the list for hedge fund consideration.
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