Farouk Khlifi

Farouk Khlifi is currently a Quantitative Researcher at Balyasny Asset Management L.P., focusing on alpha research, machine learning, statistical arbitrage, and alternative data. Previous roles include Quantitative Researcher at Ergoteles Capital, where Farouk researched and supervised systematic equity strategies, and a Quant Trading Intern at Tower Research Capital, concentrating on structural equity statistical arbitrage signals. Farouk has also conducted research on sparse neural networks at École Polytechnique and worked as a Quantitative Strategist intern at Eisler Capital, optimizing interest rate swap portfolios and pricing equity exotics. Farouk holds a degree from École Polytechnique and has attended Princeton University and Lycée Henri Poincaré, completing preparatory classes in MPSI/MP*.