Xiaoyu H
Trader at Citadel Securities
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXiaoyu H is a trader and quantitative engineer with a decade of experience blending computer engineering, statistics, and financial modeling. Trained at UC Berkeley (EECS) and currently an MFE candidate at Berkeley Haas, Xiaoyu has moved from software and data roles into front-office trading, most recently at Citadel Securities focusing on index options after a quant internship in Morgan Stanley’s fixed income division. They have a proven track record accelerating Python analytics (Numba optimizations that cut runtimes >70%) and improving portfolio performance versus benchmarks, paired with applied risk and loan modeling experience. Xiaoyu also brings teaching experience in probability and algorithms, which informs a clear, methodical approach to complex quantitative problems. Based in New York, they combine production-grade engineering skills with market-facing trading instincts and a knack for squeezing performance from both code and strategies. An understated strength is their ability to translate rigorous academic concepts into fast, pragmatic trading infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Middle School, Middle School at Huayu Middle SchoolBachelor's degree, EECS, Bachelor's degree, EECS at UC Berkeley College of EngineeringMaster's degree, Financial Engineering, Master's degree, Financial Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessHigh School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at The Hill School
Chinese, English, Latin, Greek
Github Skills (13)
medium7
boostrap7
maintenance6
oms4
aviation4
machine-learning3
backoffice3
statistics3
react3
data-science2
data-analysis2
artificial-intelligence2
python2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AlanHe-Xiaoyu/CS70
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:24 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
AlanHe-Xiaoyu/Cheat-Sheet-Combo
Dec 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:16 commits, 13 pushes in 9 months
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