Hello, Welcome to QuantCon 2015! It has been an exciting year at Quantopian, and hosting the first annual QuantCon event here in Manhattan, is a great way to kick off 2015. When I founded Quantopian, my goal was to build a platform that brings together quants, hackers, data scientists, finance professionals, and students all in one vibrant online community. Today, that community has grown to over 34,000 people and continues to grow faster than ever. I couldn’t be more excited to bring over 200 of those community members together today in person! Our schedule today features talks and workshops from a wide variety of experts in the fields of computer science, machine learning, algorithmic trading, market structure, and new economy data. I am a huge fan of every speaker in this lineup and encourage you to take advantage of the diversity of their expertise and to think about new ways to approach your investment strategy goals. Thank you for joining us today and being a part of a truly unique movement in the financial investment space. I also want to thank all of our speakers, sponsors, and staff for their generous contributions to make this day a success. I look forward to hearing from you during and after the event about your experiences. I am already thinking about how we can top this meeting next year! Thank you, John “Fawce” Fawcett This presentation was part of the QuantCon 2015 Conference hosted by Quantopian. Visit us at: www.quantopian.com.

1. QuantCon 2015

3. Diversification is the only free lunch.
-Markowitz

4. 15 uncorrelated return streams.
The Holy Grail of Investing.
-Ray Dalio
Ref: http://www.scribd.com/doc/134432415/Ray-Dalio-Whats-Going-on-in-the-World-Presentation-pdf#scribd

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The Holy Grail

6. Quantopian’s Mission
Discover, equip, and reward independent quants.

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