Trading Talk
Trading Talk is a podcast from the UBC Trading Group. Each episode interviews our peers as they navigate the world of finance. If you have suggestions or topics you want us to talk about feel free to send a message to wco@student.ubc.ca or contact@ubctradinggroup.com.
Episodes
We are honored to have Bill Tilford, a seasoned quantitative investment professional with over three decades of experience at RBC Global Asset Management, CPPIB, and CC&L. Bill shares insights into his roles at Arrowstreet Capital and CC&L, discussing the challenges and successes in the quantitative investment landscape over the years. We talk about keys to building a successful quantitative investment team, and Bill's...
Logan was a UBC COGS student and is now part of the analytics team at Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). Logan talks about his time time at UBC, his Natural Language Processing (NLP) research and his new analytics role in TRS.
Recorded in September 2023 by William Clinton Co.
Piper Hoekstra is a UBC Sauder graduate working as a Senior Research Analyst at Connor Clark and Lunn (CC&L) on the Quantitative Equities team. Piper talks about quantitative investing, her research at CC&L, and her path to quantitative finance from UBC. Recorded in December 2022 by Alex Bastin and William Co.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by Piper Hoekstra are hers alone and do not represent those of CC&L. CC&...
Uma Thurnau is a fourth-year finance student at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She has been re-elected as President of UBC Trading Group and is the recipient of the 12th Edition of the Women in Financial Markets Award from National Bank Financial. She will also be joining National Bank as a Investment Banker. Recorded in October of 2022 by William Co.
UBC Trading Group alumnus Benjamin Ross describes his interests in public and private equities, high-yield credit and macroeconomics. He was recently a Summer Analyst at Guardian Capital Group. Recorded in February of 2021 by Tyler Preston.
Marc Lafrance is a recent UBC graduate working as an Associate at RBC Dominion Securities. Marc talks about his path and experience in derivatives trading and gives some advice he learned along the way. Recorded in November of 2021 by Tyler Preston.
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