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Ye Luo

Rates Quant at TD Securities
TD Securities · New York, New York, United States · engineer
IMO 2005 Contestant For The People's Republic Of China (identity Lead)Rates Quant At TD Securities Since 2022 (C++ Model R&D; Monte Carlo Engine Author)Former Quantitative Analyst At Lincoln Financial Group (2019-2022; CUDA Monte Carlo, Stochastic-volatility Jump-diffusion Models)MS Rutgers University; BS UNC Chapel Hill

Quantitative developer/analyst working on rates and equity derivatives. Currently Rates Quant at TD Securities in New York (2022-), with yield-curve and nonlinear model R&D in C++ and authorship of a Monte Carlo engine for IR/FX/commodity exotics. Previously Quantitative Analyst at Lincoln Financial Group (2019-2022), developing Monte Carlo frameworks in CUDA and a stochastic-volatility jump-diffusion model for exotic equity derivatives, and Financial Engineering Intern at Numerix (2018-2019) on the NX CrossAsset platform. MS, Rutgers University; BS, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hands-on experience and extensive knowledge in linear and nonlinear rates and equity derivatives, from simple products to structured/exotic deals.

Details
LocationNew York, New York, United States
Company sitetdsecurities.com
UniversityRutgers University
C++Monte Carlo simulationCUDAStochastic volatilityJump-diffusion modelsRates derivativesEquity derivativesFinancial engineering
Notes
  • Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. Ye Luo holds a documented rates-quant role at TD Securities (Toronto-Dominion Bank's investment-banking / capital-markets arm), listed as current from 2022 on LinkedIn profile ye-luo-91a42188, described as 'Yield curve and nonlinear model R&D in C++ for rates trading business. Author of Monte Carlo engine for IR/FX/COMDTY exotics.' Prior roles: Quantitative Analyst at Lincoln Financial Group (2019-2022) and a Financial Engineering Internship at Numerix (2018-2019). Employer classification: TD Securities runs a front-office quant function for its rates trading business (a genuine trading-desk role); Lincoln Financial Group is a US insurance/asset-management firm whose quant analyst sits on its derivatives desk; Numerix is a quantitative-analytics SOFTWARE VENDOR (pricing/risk library), so the Numerix internship is financial-engineering software work, not a trading role. Identity is supported by the LinkedIn profile itself (headline, roles, education and descriptions align) and its presence in an independent people index; no page contradicts it.
  • Olympiad identity lead: contestant 'Ye Luo' competed for the People's Republic of China at the 46th IMO (2005); the IMO official contestant page 8309 and the CHN 2005 team page host the record. This anchor does NOT prove it is the same person as the TD Securities quant - no source links the IMO contestant to the LinkedIn profile.
  • Index-only claim: the employer/role records (TD Securities 'Rates Quant' 2022-, Lincoln Financial 'Quantitative Analyst' 2019-2022, Numerix 'Financial Engineering Intern' 2018-2019) originate from the supplied index lead and are echoed by LinkedIn enrichment; neither is independent primary-source confirmation. Quant classification rests on company-description reading.
  • Career timeline (LinkedIn-derived, self-reported): Financial Engineering Intern, Numerix, 2018-2019; Quantitative Analyst, Lincoln Financial Group, 2019-2022; Rates Quant, TD Securities, 2022-present. Public sources beyond the LinkedIn profile do not independently date these roles.
  • Current role is titled 'Rates Quant' at TD Securities in New York, NY; an independent org index lists a TD Securities Quantitative Research team, consistent with a front-office quant seat.
  • Numerix is a financial-technology vendor (founded 1996) selling quantitative pricing/risk analytics software, not an investment or trading firm; its CrossAsset/NxCore libraries are used by banks and insurers, so the internship is software/modeling work rather than proprietary trading.
  • Education: Master of Science at Rutgers University and Bachelor of Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (both per the LinkedIn profile).
  • Technical focus from role descriptions: C++ yield-curve and nonlinear model R&D, a Monte Carlo engine for IR/FX/commodity exotics, CUDA Monte Carlo frameworks, and a stochastic-volatility jump-diffusion model for exotic equity derivatives (model-development/quant-dev work across rates and equity derivatives).
  • Identity caveat: 'Ye Luo' is a common name; the people index returns 15+ distinct 'Ye Luo' LinkedIn profiles. The TD Securities profile is distinguished by the exact slug ye-luo-91a42188, its employers and its New York rates-quant description.
  • No personal website, blog, GitHub, X/Twitter account, email or published articles were located for this person after targeted searches; the only public professional footprint found is the LinkedIn profile (and a lead-gen aggregator mirroring it).
  • Location: New York, New York, United States (LinkedIn location), consistent with the TD Securities New York rates-desk seat and the Numerix (NY) internship.

Competition record

China · IMO

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