Ajusal Sugathan

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates12 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over 12 years in quantitative trading and investment management.
Expert in machine learning-driven trading strategies.
Diverse experience across global markets and asset classes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in quantitative finance and algorithmic trading.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quantitative ResearchTradingPortfolio ManagementQuantitative TradingInvestment Management

Other Skills

Algorithmic TradingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Automated Trading ModelsBusiness StrategyClient Investment ManagementData AnalysisEconomicsFinancial MarketsFinancial ModelingHedge FundsInvestment StrategiesJavaMachine LearningMomentum TradingProgramming

About

▪ Quant Head @ Altitude Trading - Actively hiring Quant PMs, Sub-PMs and Researchers ▪ 12+ years of experience in managing quantitative trading/investment portfolios and research teams ▪ Expertise in building factor-driven trading/investment strategies powered by machine learning ▪ Diverse markets and geographies: US, European and Asian equities, commodities, bonds and currencies ▪ Diverse trading styles: Pattern-based, Momentum, Relative Value, Reversal, Volatility, Value, Carry

Experience

Altitude trading

Head, Quantitative Research & Trading

Mar 2021 – Nov 2025 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

▪ Managing proprietary capital using quantitative strategies on futures, options, equites and spreads
▪ Application of statistical machine learning techniques to build enhanced trading models
▪ Target markets: US, European and Asian commodities, currencies, equities and fixed income
▪ Trading styles: Factor-driven CTA, Options Long/Short gamma, Spreads Relative-Value, Equity Stat-Arb

Quantitative ResearchTradingMachine LearningStatistical Techniques

Statalpha advisors

CEO & Portfolio Manager

Apr 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · India

▪ Managed a portfolio of mid-frequency quantitative trading strategies
▪ Target markets: Asian commodity and equity futures markets
▪ Trading style: Factor-driven CTA style approach with focus on momentum/trend

Portfolio ManagementQuantitative Trading StrategiesMomentum TradingQuantitative Trading

Quant one

Director & Portfolio Manager

May 2015 – Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Singapore

▪ Managed client investment capital under a MAS (Singapore) regulated hedge fund structure
▪ Managed a portfolio of quantitative investment strategies with aum deployed upto $17.5 mn
▪ Key focus on application of machine learning techniques to build enhanced investment models
▪ Managed a team of quant researchers with expertise in trading, statistics and data science
▪ Target markets: Global equities, commodities, currencies and fixed income
▪ Target geographies: US, European and Asian financial markets

Client Investment ManagementMachine LearningQuantitative Investment StrategiesInvestment ManagementQuantitative Research

Hedge quants

Managing Partner

Mar 2013 – Nov 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos · India

▪ Managed a sizable portfolio of investments from institutional investors and HNIs
▪ Deployed capital on 100% automated quantitative trading models to generate alpha
▪ Researched and developed alpha generating quantitative trading strategies

Automated Trading ModelsQuantitative Trading StrategiesResearch and DevelopmentQuantitative TradingInvestment Management