Jirong Huang
Quantitative Portfolio Manager (Quantitative Strategies - Alpha Generation)
Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolJirong Huang is a data-driven quantitative trader based in Singapore with a decade of experience building and managing systematic investment strategies across traditional and crypto markets. He has led multi-billion AUM at Eastspring Investments, developing machine-learning and NLP-based factors to generate alpha across global mandates and overseeing beta and smart beta portfolios with rigorous risk controls and ESG considerations. He also engineered automated trading infrastructure and contributes open-source Python tools for backtesting and arbitrage (bootstrapindex, fundingrate, liquiditypoolcalculator), showcasing hands-on software engineering alongside portfolio management. Currently pursuing a remote MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, and with a strong foundation in statistics and economics, he blends theory with practical execution at the intersection of finance, data, and engineering. Known for a disciplined, downside-first philosophy and a preference for liquidity and delta/gamma-neutral approaches, he seeks scalable, principled solutions rather than shortcuts.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Meridian Junior CollegeBachelor's degree/Graduate Diploma, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree/Graduate Diploma, Computer Science at University of AdelaideBachelor of Science (BSc), Economics and Finance, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics and Finance at Singapore Management UniversityBloomberg Assessment TestChartered Market Technician (CMT), CMT, Chartered Market Technician (CMT), CMT at Market Technicians' AssociationCFA Level 1, CFA Level 1 at Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) InstituteMaster of Science - MS, Statistics, Master of Science - MS, Statistics at National University of SingaporeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAlgorithmic Trading Program, Algorithmic Trading Program at QuantInstiInha University
Github Skills (12)
plug9
firefox8
brave8
opera8
browser-extension8
ethereum8
chrome8
chrome-extension8
metamask7
blockchain7
browser7
dapp-developers6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jironghuang/Getting-things-done
Nov 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
jironghuang/jirong-blog
Dec 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:118 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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