Stella Zhang
Class of 2028
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- Email: stellaz@andrew.cmu.edu
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- 2025 MSCF Trading Competition
- A New Academic Year at MSCF
- Alumni Reflect on the MSCF Program’s 30th Anniversary
- Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders: Women in Quant Finance
- Data Science in Finance
- Financial Engineering Salary
- High Stakes and Fair Values: CMU Students Face Off in the 2026 Market Making Game
- How to Become a Quant
- Introducing the MSCF Quantitative Assessment
- MSCF 30th Anniversary Celebration
- MSCF Advisory Board Member, Roni Israelov receives the 2024 Peter L. Bernstein Award
- MSCF Hosts 2025 Panel for Women in Data Science Pittsburgh
- MSCF Hosts 2nd Annual Datathon: Advancing Experiential Learning and Industry Connections
- MSCF Welcomes Rhonda Khan as Communication and Leadership Instructor and Coach
- MSCF Welcomes Shelli Faber as Associate Director of Career Services
- Quantbot Classroom Naming
- Squarepoint Foundation Deepens Partnership MSCF Through $100K Gift to Support Future Leaders
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Years of chess training taught me to think in probabilities, work with uncertainty, and turn patterns into strategy. That same curiosity led me to quantitative finance. I hold a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computational Finance from the University of Washington. Prior to joining the MSCF program, I explored U.S. and APAC equity markets through quantitative research internships, working on low- to medium-frequency signal construction, macro-driven S&P 500 return forecasting, ETF allocation research, and Monte Carlo pricing for structured products. I enjoy bringing rigor and creativity to teams at the intersection of math, code, and markets. I look forward to connecting with professionals in the industry and playing a quick game of chess to try out some new openings.