Francois Cocquemas

Francois Cocquemas is a seasoned financial professional currently serving as a Senior Quantitative Researcher at Walleye Capital since November 2024. Prior to this role, Francois held the position of Senior Financial Engineer at Hull Tactical Asset Allocation from December 2022 to September 2024, focusing on proprietary trading in equity options, big data modeling, and machine learning for return predictability and option pricing. Francois has also contributed to academia as an Assistant Professor at Florida State University’s College of Business from August 2018 to December 2022, and as a Research Scholar at Vanderbilt University from September 2013 to August 2018. Earlier career experience includes research and teaching positions at EDHEC-Risk Institute and SciencesPo Paris, complemented by initial professional experience as an Assistant Analyst at Natixis Securities. Francois holds a PhD in Finance from EDHEC Business School and multiple Master's degrees in Economics, Public Policy, and Finance from esteemed institutions, along with studies at UCL and Lycée Henri IV.