Houssem Smaoui

Houssem Smaoui is an experienced trader specializing in equity options market making at IMC Financial Markets & Asset Management since August 2013. Previously held positions include Junior Trader, focusing on options market making for German Bund, Bobl, and Schatz; Graduate Research Assistant in Quantitative Finance at Société Générale, where work involved local volatility models and delta-hedging methods; Business Developer at Rocket Internet GmbH, contributing to the launch of Zalora.com in Malaysia; Fund Manager Assistant at Lyxor Asset Management, where backtesting and strategy optimization for structured funds were conducted; and Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Applied Mathematics Laboratory - Ecole Centrale Paris, excelling in statistical arbitrage studies. Houssem Smaoui holds a Diplome d'ingenieur from CentraleSupélec, with a focus on mathematics and finance, and has a foundational education from IPEST and Lycée Pilote de l'Ariana.