The Hedgineer Podcast

By: Michael Watson
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  • The Hedgineer Podcast explores the world of finance, hedge funds and prop trading by looking at the technology that is used to build it. We interview the brightest minds in industry to discuss where they see the technology in the space going and how it is shaping the industry. For anyone building a career in the industry, trying to leverage technology to get an edge, or just curious about what this crazy world of technology in investing is like, this show is for you!


    Hedgineer = Hedge Fund + Engineer


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Episodes
  • The Future of the Alternative Data Space | Episode 15
    Sep 2 2024

    Data is maturing at an incredible rate. In turn, the value of data is increasing as new strategies and productization continues to evolve. In episode 15, Eagle Alpha CEO Niall Hurley, discusses the changes and developments in the alternative data space.


    Niall highlights emergence of corporates, often times b2b SASS companies, realizing new high margin revenue opportunities by monetizing their data by working with companies like Eagle Alpha to deliver unique insights to their clients. By allowing EA to take on the compliance and economic feasibility testing of bringing new data sets to market, Niall is at the tip of the spear for bringing new insights into the market place faster and helping make better capital allocation decisions.


    Historically new data sets are brought to market by an entire entity whose business model is to resell data (Think 1010, Yodlee, etc, or to create new data sets as an aggregator, think Yipit, MScience, etc). It is rare for a corporate to sell direct in a b2c model. It's growing increasingly more challenging to figure out compliance, difficult to find distribution unions, and is not always a significant enough revenue opportunity to justify the resources required to execute.


    However, Niall believe change is among us his company is positioned well to act as a market place for the high managing, orthogonal revenue opportunities for corporates to monetize their data.

    Additional topics include:


    The exploration of new data categories and the continued support for data delivery and go-to-market strategies.


    Advancements made by quantitative and multi-strategy funds in utilizing alternative data, and the challenges faced by smaller funds in adopting these data sources


    The need for a robust data infrastructure and platform to effectively integrate and analyze alternative data


    Is there a need for open-source solutions in risk modeling?.


    It’s all here in this incredible episode of the Hedgineer Podcast. Listen here.


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    52 mins
  • Ep 14 | Storytelling with Data
    Aug 19 2024

    At Hedgineer, we believe data has a voice and we are committed to helping you hear what its saying.


    In this episode, former Goldman Lead Engineer, now Hedgineer Managing Director Jhanvi Virani joins us to discuss how hedge funds can deliver alpha to their investors by leveraging the Hedgineer platform. Gone are the days of siloed data and non existent processes.


    To thrive as a hedge fund in 2024 and beyond, you need to interact with your data to unlock its true value.Jhanvi explains how her skill set and years of experience at Goldman uniquely position her to solve the most challenging data and analytics problems our customers face. She believes in the power of storytelling, that is has a direct impact on the way your investors evaluate their relationship with your firm.


    This is a DO NOT MISS episode. Thanks for joining us.


    Key points include:

    Interconnectivity between Risk, Research, Trading, Operations, and Investor Relations

    Breaking down data silos

    Unlocking data

    Enabling your data to tell stories

    Define and unify processes

    Bring your own cloud


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    32 mins
  • Ep. 13 | The Power and Risks of Artificial Intelligence
    Aug 5 2024

    Just about everything in the world of finance is data. It’s only a matter of time that the early adopters and educated users of AI will outrace their competitors to the top.


    In Episode 13 of the Hedgineer podcast, host Michael Watson interviews Rob Krzyzanowski, an expert in AI and machine learning with experience at notable firms like Avant, Spring Labs, and Citadel - and also a partner at Hedgineer.


    Rob offers his best-in-class view on the value of AI, and specifically, how it translates into platforms that can produce tangible results for hedge funds. We also get a simplified value proposition perspective for large language models, and how they're fundamentally changing the way funds operate.


    The conversation also provides a forward-looking view on balancing AI advancements and their application to:

    -risk management

    -stock classification

    -operating efficiencies

    -cost reductions


    As the team continues it's expansion efforts, Michael wraps the episode with a call for talent. Hedgineer's growth is fueled by world class people. Come join us.


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    1 hr and 4 mins

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