Chongshen Ma is a VP in Equity Derivatives Trading at Barclays with 11 years of experience applying software engineering and quantitative techniques to capital markets. He blends hands-on Python development with machine learning and NLP to drive flow volatility trading strategies and execution. Before Barclays he built trading systems and low-latency tools as a developer at Akuna Capital and cut his analytical teeth as a graduate researcher at Carnegie Mellon. Comfortable at the intersection of research and production, he translates academic methods into deployable models that improve P&L and risk controls. Based in New York, he brings deep domain knowledge of equity derivatives markets coupled with a computer science master’s from CMU. Colleagues note his ability to simplify complex models into pragmatic, auditable code for trading desks.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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