Justin P.

Quantitative Trader & Researcher | Systematic Credit & ETF Arbitrage

New York, New York, United States

About

I am a quantitative trader and researcher focused on the evolution of systematic fixed income markets. My work sits at the intersection of signal design and market microstructure, specifically within ETF arbitrage, auction RFQ, and Portfolio Trading frameworks. My studies in economics at UCLA and statistics at LSE heightened my long-standing interest in understanding markets as systems shaped by structure, flows, and incentives. I am particularly interested in how systematic pricing models and execution logic can be optimized to navigate the nuances of global credit and liquidity cycles. Outside of work, I've performed at Carnegie Hall as a pianist. My community service/leadership activities have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Irvine City Television, Orange County Register, and the Global Points of Light Network. I transcribe operatic music for piano and collect musically themed banknotes in my free time.

Experience

  • Quantitative Trader & Researcher at TD Securities
    2026 - Present · 6 mos

    TD Securities Automated Trading || Headlands Tech Global Markets Credit algo and ETF arb

  • Quantitative Trader at Jefferies
    2023 - 2025 · 2 yrs

    Systematic Fixed Income: ETF arbitrage and relative value strategies in credit, spanning algo RFQ-based execution, basket trading, and index rebalance activity under liquidity and financing constraints.

  • Quantitative Analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, US
    2023 - 2023 · Less than a year

    Quantitative research and analytics dashboard/toolkit building for 10B+ AUM quantamental US equities fund

  • Risk Analyst at Aon
    2023 - 2023 · Less than a year

    Researched and presented experimental pricing models with LSE Statistics Faculty and Aon Actuarial team

  • Forecast Analyst at UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.
    2022 - 2022 · Less than a year

    Ad-hoc analyst projects, sharpened SQL and Python skills, learned basic Czech, explored beautiful Central Europe