Profiting From Data with Garrett DeSimone, Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics


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Sep 01 2023 27 mins   3
On this episode of Eagle Alpha's Profiting From Data Podcast, host Brendan Furlong, Head of Data Sourcing and Strategy at Eagle Alpha, sits down with Garrett DeSimone, PhD and Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics. We hear from Garrett on his background and transition from academia to OptionMetrics which is a leading provider for historical option price data, tools and analytics.

On this episode of Eagle Alpha's Profiting From Data Podcast, host Brendan Furlong, Head of Data Sourcing and Strategy at Eagle Alpha, sits down with Garrett DeSimone, PhD and Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics. We hear from Garrett on his background and transition from academia to OptionMetrics which is a leading provider for historical option price data, tools and analytics.

On this episode of Eagle Alpha's Profiting From Data Podcast, host Brendan Furlong, Head of Data Sourcing and Strategy at Eagle Alpha, sits down with Garrett DeSimone, PhD and Head of Quant Research at OptionMetrics. We hear from Garrett on his background and transition from academia to OptionMetrics which is a leading data vendor covering the options market with end of day pricing and volumes back to 1996.

The company also provides analytics on option market "greeks" and "option surfaces" that institutional investors can use to gain alpha opportunities or to hedge positions.