Research & Projects

QFC acts as a platform for member-built research and simulations. Projects may be developed independently or collaboratively. Strong contributions are reviewed and showcased to the collective.

Projects listed here are independently developed and maintained by their authors. Clear attribution and long-term ownership are emphasized.

The following are research projects developed by QFC members. Each includes a full research report.

Options Greeks Dashboard

Active

An interactive Black-Scholes options pricing tool with live Greeks visualization across strikes and expiries. Computes Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, and Rho with payoff diagrams and volatility smile visualization.

Options PricingBlack-ScholesGreeksVolatilityInteractive

External site: independently developed and maintained by QFC

HALO

Completed

A market-making system built on the Avellaneda-Stoikov model with a dynamic regime classifier using lag-1 autocorrelation and EWMA volatility, deployed on Kraken targeting SOL/USD. Achieved a Sharpe ratio of 2.4 at the optimal poll cadence.

Market MakingAvellaneda-StoikovRegime ClassificationKrakenAlgorithmic Trading

External site: independently developed and maintained by Colin Whetstone

BTC/ETH Statistical Arbitrage

Completed

A pairs trading system using Engle-Granger cointegration to exploit the mean-reverting spread between BTC and ETH. Spread modeled as an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with a 28-minute half-life. Backtested Sharpe ratio of 1.48 with a max drawdown of 8.3%.

Statistical ArbitragePairs TradingCointegrationBTCETH

External site: independently developed and maintained by Colin Whetstone

Reddit Sentiment Analysis

Completed

A sentiment signal system scraping r/algorand and r/CryptoCurrency to predict short-term ALGO returns. Found statistically significant correlations at lag-2 post volume and lag-3 sentiment ratio. Timing strategy achieved a Sharpe ratio of 1.48 and +22% return vs -16.7% buy-and-hold.

Sentiment AnalysisNLPRedditALGOPrice Prediction

External site: independently developed and maintained by Colin Whetstone

Risk Expedition

Under Development

A quantitative research platform focused on risk modeling, simulation design, and portfolio analysis.

Risk ManagementPortfolio OptimizationQuantitative Analysis

External site: independently developed and maintained by Dax Uhrie

Under Development