Jiayuan Chris Ma

Class of 2024

Bio

Jiayuan (Chris) Ma graduated with Summa Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis, with double majors in Chemical Engineering and Financial Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. Prior to joining the MSCF program, he worked as a quantitative analyst intern at Allied Millennial Partners where he performed statistical analysis of stocks to test weak form efficiency and built quantitative models for stock price prediction. He also interned at the Derivatives & Product Department of Huatai Securities where he priced exotic options and developed a real-time implied volatility calibration tool via incorporating projected dividends for exchange-traded options. Jiayuan joined the MSCF program aiming to further sharpen his analytical skills and data science techniques to extract investment insights from large-scale financial datasets. Upon graduation, he intends to pursue a career in quantitative research, quantitative trading, or risk management.