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FinTech: Insights Into Algorithmic Trading

Technology is changing the way trades are being conducted in the Financial Sector. Algorithms designed to place trades have allowed banks to earn money with unprecedented speed, accuracy, and cost reduction.

Get a jump start into the future of investing: Join UBC BizTech and UBC Trading Group on March 3 from 4:30 to 6:30pm for our FREE online event, FinTech. At FinTech, you'll get to listen to a presentation led by industry professionals and learn all about algorithmic trading!

๐ˆ๐๐“๐‘๐Ž๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐„๐•๐„๐๐“:
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ: Anyone who is interested in learning more about how technology and trading can come together
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ZOOM
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป: March 3, 2021 4:30 - 6:30 PM PST
๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜:FREE for everyone!
๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: Business Casual

RSVP today: https://app.ubcbiztech.com/event/fintech/2021/register

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!
๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ (๐—ฃ๐—ต.๐——., ๐—–๐—™๐—”, ๐— ๐—•๐—”) ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—น๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ
Previously a Risk Quantitative Analyst at BlackRock, Jean-Francois Boilard is a quantitative finance specialist whose expertise extends across topics such as quantitative modelization, risk management, and algorithmic trading strategies.

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† - ๐—”๐—น๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ
Pursuing her Bachelor of Applied Sciences, with a specialization in Electrical Engineering, Farah is an Algorithmic Trading Developer at Scotiabank. With her passion for software development and embedded systems, Farah has also previously worked as a Programmer Analyst with Scotiabank.

Earlier Event: November 17
UBCTG S&T Night
Later Event: April 1
Elevate: Women in Finance