Elisabeth Markham

Elisabeth Markham is a seasoned algo developer with extensive experience in equities market making and quantitative strategy. Currently serving as the lead algo developer at Hudson River Trading since February 2016, Elisabeth focuses on equities market making in the EMEA region. Previously, Elisabeth worked as a quantitative strategist at KCG Holdings, Inc., where responsibilities included designing, researching, backtesting, and implementing fully automated low-latency equities trading strategies in the U.S. Elisabeth's career also includes experience as a professional gambler specializing in blackjack, where computer simulations were utilized to analyze the effects of strategy variations on profitability. Early in the career, Elisabeth served as an assistant trader at Susquehanna International Group, pricing options on commodity ETFs and modeling risk exposure for the trading desk. Elisabeth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, obtained in 2009.