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Troy Cheng

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Quantitative Research Consultant at WorldQuant
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Troy is a Quantitative Research Consultant at WorldQuant, specializing in alpha research, factor discovery, and strategy backtesting. His background combines quantitative finance with full-stack development and ontology. He holds a Masters degree from Georgetown University and a WorldQuant Challenge Gold Certificate.

Driven by the belief that talent is universal but opportunity is not, Troy is passionate about democratizing knowledge. He contributes his technical skills to ifcommune, an open-source platform, to help make complex topics accessible and create structured learning pathways for others.

Unique fact: He views his career as part of a personal conviction to help address the imbalance between widespread talent and unequal access to opportunity.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Quantitative Research Consultant
Job Level
Junior
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Quantitative Finance
His current role involves designing and backtesting predictive quantitative factors (alphas) from price, volume, and fundamental data at WorldQuant.
Open-Source Knowledge
Actively contributes to ifcommune, an open-source platform, to distill complexity into clarity and build community-driven solutions.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Quantitative Research Consultant
WorldQuant
8-2025
Ontologist
Ifcommune
2-2025 - 8-2025
Full Stack Developer
Georgetown University
1-2024 - 3-2024
Product Management Intern
Advanced Institute of Information Technology, Peking University
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Education
8-2024 - 5-2026
Master's degree
Georgetown University
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