Richard Ma

CEO

Hamilton, Bermuda15 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led security initiatives protecting $200B in digital assets.
Angel investor in over 200 startups.
Expert in high frequency trading with proven strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on quantitative trading and digital asset security.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyBusiness DevelopmentDigital Asset SecurityAlgorithmic Strategy DevelopmentQuant ResearchHigh Frequency TradingStatistical ArbitrageOptions Trading

Other Skills

Engineering StrategyHiringRisk ManagementData MiningTrading ManagementAlgorithm DevelopmentCommodity Futures TradingQuantitative ResearchQuantitative AnalysisData ScienceMachine LearningRLinuxEquity DerivativesData Analysis

About

Strategic thinker who cares for the wellbeing of those around him Angel investor in more than 200 startups over 7 years

Experience

Forbes technology council

Member

Jun 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

Chamber of digital commerce

Co-Chair of Smart Contract Alliance

Nov 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr

Quantstamp, inc.

CEO

Jul 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

As CEO of Quantstamp, I manage product strategy, business development, engineering strategy, and hiring, with a goal of longterm sustainable success.
Quantstamp's mission is to secure web3, and has protected $200B in digital asset risk from hackers. More than 750 startups, foundations and enterprises have worked with Quantstamp to keep their innovative products safe.
Quantstamp is backed by YCombinator, Softbank Vision Fund, Pantera Capital, Nomura Investment Bank, Digital Garage, Translink, Pioneer Fund, 50 Years, Keisuke Honda, and other leading investors.

Product StrategyBusiness DevelopmentEngineering StrategyHiring

Tower research capital

Senior Quantitative Strategist

Jan 2015 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Worked in automated high frequency strategies with Sharpe ratios > 10 and strong alphas.
Duties in the role cover the areas of algorithmic strategy development, quant research, recruiting, strategic planning, data mining, deployment operations, trading management, and expanding into new niches.
Computing ability: Linux, C++, R, Python, MATLAB, SQL, Perl, Bash

Algorithmic Strategy DevelopmentQuant ResearchData MiningTrading Management

Proprietary trading

Portfolio Manager

Mar 2014 – Jan 2015 · 10 mos · Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Managed Statistical Arbitrage Strategies in Commodity Futures in US, active in COMEX, NYMEX, ECBOT, GLOBEX products. Active trading in intermarket and calendar spreads.

Statistical ArbitrageCommodity Futures Trading

Archelon group

Quant Derivatives Trader

Jul 2010 – Feb 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Worked in high frequency and medium frequency strategies with high Sharpe ratios above 5.
Principal trader for Kospi-Eurex options. Conducted Quant research. Managed assistant traders. Managed my own book. Direct report to the CEO.
Worked on independent and team-based trading research in:
Kospi Index Options
US Energy Futures
Eurex Index Futures
US Single Stock Options
Machine Learning Neural Networks in Volatility Products, Oil Futures and Government Bonds
Computing ability:
Development Platform: Linux, vi, bash, subversion, Eclipse, Rstudio,
Data Analysis and Scripting: R, MATLAB, Octave, Excel/VBA, SQL, Python, Perl, LaTeX, Sweave
Trade Execution: C++