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Published inMar 2024
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Ariel Silahian
Ariel Silahian
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Ariel Silahian

Ariel Silahian is a seasoned software engineer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With a strong background in C++ and .NET C#, Ariel has honed his technical skills to deliver successful projects for a range of financial institutions, including banks and financial trading companies, both domestically and internationally. Thanks to his passion for high-frequency and electronic trading systems he has developed a deep understanding of financial markets, resulting in his proven track record in delivering top-performing systems from scratch. He has also worked on other critical systems such as monitoring systems, machine learning research, and management decision tree systems, and has received recognition for his exceptional work.
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ML for risk management systems

Risk management, an essential discipline in finance, has undergone a paradigm shift in the age of quantitative trading. Traditionally, risk management’s role was to mitigate potential losses through diversification, hedging, and other strategies. However, with the inception of quantitative trading, where decisions are driven by algorithms and mathematical models, risk management has taken on a more dynamic and proactive role.

Advanced quantitative trading operations require instant decision-making and real-time portfolio adjustments. Traditional risk management strategies, while effective in various contexts, may not always keep pace with the complexity and speed of today’s financial markets.

This is where ML comes into play. ML, a subset of AI, involves algorithms that learn and make decisions from data. Instead of being explicitly programmed, these algorithms adapt based on the data they process, making them well-suited for the dynamic...

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C++ High Performance for Financial Systems
Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781805124528

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Ariel Silahian

Ariel Silahian is a seasoned software engineer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With a strong background in C++ and .NET C#, Ariel has honed his technical skills to deliver successful projects for a range of financial institutions, including banks and financial trading companies, both domestically and internationally. Thanks to his passion for high-frequency and electronic trading systems he has developed a deep understanding of financial markets, resulting in his proven track record in delivering top-performing systems from scratch. He has also worked on other critical systems such as monitoring systems, machine learning research, and management decision tree systems, and has received recognition for his exceptional work.
Read more about Ariel Silahian