Michael "Dr. Data" Rechenthin, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Michael "Dr. Data" Rechenthin, PhD

Michael "Dr. Data" Rechenthin, PhD, is Chief Innovation Officer at TradingBlock, where he leads the firm's quantitative research, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics initiatives. Before joining TradingBlock, he served as Managing Director of Research and Development at tastytrade, Chief Data Scientist at Small Exchange, and co-founded Quiet Foundation, which was later acquired by IG Group. Earlier in his career, he worked as a specialist and market maker on the Chicago Stock Exchange. Widely recognized throughout the trading industry, his research focuses on options markets, volatility, quantitative finance, and trading system design.

Expertise

Chief Innovation Officer, TradingBlock
PhD in Machine Learning, University of Iowa
Former Managing Director of Research & Development, tastytrade
Former Chief Data Scientist, Small Exchange
Co-founder of Quiet Foundation (acquired by IG Group)
Former specialist and market maker, Chicago Stock Exchange
Creator of the Cherry Picks quantitative research newsletter
Expert in AI, machine learning, quantitative finance, and options markets

Topics covered

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Quantitative Research

Options Analytics

Volatility Research

Market Structure

Algorithmic Trading

Financial Technology

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