Shashank Shankar
Interested In Financial Engineering
Hi, I'm Shashank.
I'm interested in the intersection of financial engineering, focusing on algorithmic trading and quantitative investing across equities, options, forex, and fixed-income markets. I’m also curious on how mathematical models for pricing, risk, and yield curve dynamics can be applied to real-world trading and portfolio management.
Lately, I’ve also been exploring payment systems and stablecoins, looking at how blockchain can make traditional payment networks like RTGS and ACH faster and more transparent. I’ve built a stablecoin wallet and an AI-driven agentic platform for payment processing to push those ideas forward.
I’m also working on Quorix, a macroeconomic data platform for developers that simplifies access to key economic indicators and financial data. We recently raised a pre-seed round led by Afore Capital to expand the platform and build better tools for financial developers.
Work And Projects
Macroeconomic Data API
I'm working on creating an API that streamlines macroeconomic data such as unemployment rates, inflation rates, and GDP growth rates into a simple tool for developers.
NLP Trading Application
I've developed a natural language trading platform that leverages an LLM and Alpaca's API to automate trading equities and options in a more human-like way.
Stablecoin Processor
I've developed a stablecoin processor and underlying infrastructure platform aimed at addressing challenges in RTGS and ACH payment systems.