Eclipse Technologies

Welcome! In this post I want to explain why I started this page, why I believe I have the qualifications to discuss these topics, what readers can get out of this, and, more generally, to give you an understanding of where my perspectives and ideas come from so that you, too can use these concepts in your life, even outside the realm of finance.

I am 22 years old and currently study at a university in New Jersey. My background consists of degrees in finance and statistics, as well as roughly 6-7 thousand hours spent designing, building, backtesting, and optimizing trading algorithms over about one-third of my entire life (I started in middle school). I have worked as a proprietary algorithmic trader since 2021. In addition to this, I have about 2000 hours of self teaching in physics; specifically fluid dynamics, information theory, systems theory, and chaos theory. You’ll see me reference all sorts of topics outside of finance because I think they bring fresh perspectives to an industry where new ideas can be incredibly rewarding if you utilize them effectively.

Why did I start this blog?

I’m a huge math and physics nerd, and these things genuinely excite me. I get a deep satisfaction from experimenting, testing, mixing and matching all kinds of ideas and putting them to use in the market. Thinking about them is fun, and being right is even more fun. I started this blog because I like sharing things, but since these are relatively complex and rare topics especially at the undergrad level, I have not found it easy to express myself and my work among people my age. I’ve got no difficulties socially, not by a long shot, but these aren’t the kinds of topics you can easily discuss on your 10 minute walk to class with your roommate who is majoring in political science. So, think of this as a project in self-expression.

How will you benefit?

These are lessons i’ve learned and concepts i’ve come to understand that are applicable to many areas of life, not just finance. I love capital markets because to me, they are a much smaller, more manageable model of the universe. Everything is beautifully interconnected, and the task of trying to beat it is incredibly challenging but extremely rewarding if you are clever. I think readers can benefit from unusual, out-of-the-box approaches and perspectives that normally would have no place in this industry. I hope to inspire you and future quants to treat this profession as an art as much as it is a science, or at the very least provoke some interesting thoughts while you read. Enjoy your stay!