The Mohsen Chitsaz Episode

In The Alternative Data Podcast, Mark Fleming-Williams interviews Mohsen Chitsaz, a Portfolio Manager at Eisler Capital, about his experiences with alternative data and quantitative research. Mohsen discusses his background, from growing up in Tehran to studying at Caltech, and how his physics background translates to quantitative finance. The conversation covers his work in event-driven trading, ETF market making at J.P. Morgan, and launching his own fund, Alpha Beta Investments. Mohsen shares insights on using news data, satellite data, and LLMs in trading strategies, emphasizing the importance of data curation and understanding market dynamics. They also discuss the differences between working on the buyside and sellside, and the evolving role of LLMs in predicting market movements.