about

Born, grew up, and based in Toronto

Trading equities, derivatives, and commodities with a focus on momentum and assets I believe to be undervalued

Interested in distributed systems, system design, market microstructure, and the intersection of technology and finance

Currently exploring: deriviative strategies, learning rust, and finding lowkey comfort food spots

Addictions include weight lifting, chess, music, basketball, digital photography, snowboarding, food

Studied Computer Science at Western University. Made life-long friends. Developed an interest in distributed and parallel systems

Developed core libraries and worked concurrently on three different teams for the sf org at CIBC

Began paper trading at 16 and eventually started live trading when I was 19

Was a basketball coach during the summer for disadvantaged minorities

Experimented with trading arbitrage in obscure markets

Tried my hand at being an international liquor exporter for a bit

Grew up on the internet, my first game being Hitman on a beige box when I was 5

Reached 2000 rating on bullet and blitz formats on chess.com without learning any theory[1]

Travelled across Asia for four months, spanning ten cities

Talked baseball with a World Series Champion and Ohtani's ex-teammate in a random cigar bar in Kaohsiung

Closed a bar on Jeju Island when the owner got too drunk drinking whiskey with me on my 24th birthday

Lost by 60 to Nickeil Alexander-Walker when I used to play on a travel team in my teens