What you didn't know about ML and Alpha: Insights from key speakers at QuantMinds International 2022

There's no getting around it: ML and AI is here to stay. The developments in using ML to generate Alpha, develop models and enhancing risk managers efficiency are rapidly increasing and remain one of the hottest topics for quants around the world.

It was therefore no surprise, that ML took centre stage at QuantMinds International 2022, occupying a large part of this years agenda. We sat down with two experts in machine learning to discuss how they're using it, what challenges they're experiencing and how they see the future of ML.

Vlasios Voudouris, Chief Data Officer at Argus Media talks about how the key challenges in using pricing for quant trading, the trends Argus has seen in consuming probabilistic forecasts for alpha generation and much more.

We caught up Alexander Sokol, Head of Quant Research, CompatibL to discuss the development of ML-driven models in capital markets, how he sees their development in the future and how you can smooth the path to compliance when working with ML models.