Our team of statisticians and financial engineers consists of Ph.D.s, statistically trained finance professionals, economists, and industrial engineers from leading academic institutions. Financial engineering projects are designed to discover alpha. The team approaches each research effort with academic rigor, beginning with hypothesis development, and then followed by empirical testing using the strictest accepted statistical methodologies. In its pursuit of alpha, the team conducts a variety of sensitivity tests by leveraging our extensive and robust proprietary back-testing platform. As our theories are validated, the team specifies the quantitative models or factors that generate the best results for our clients.