A deep dive with professionals
Conversations with the leaders, builders, and thinkers shaping global financial markets.
The Sophron® Network is a network for people interested in financial markets, innovation, and technology. The podcast is its home: each episode is a deep dive with a practitioner, a researcher, or a builder, covering quantitative trading, market structure, derivatives, risk, and the growing role of AI in finance.
Past guests include Lionel Martellini of EDHEC, Yves Hilpisch, Marc Ostwald, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, and Daniel Duffy. The show is recorded between Amsterdam and wherever our guests happen to be in the world, and every episode is paired with a written article.
It is an initiative by Sophron®.
Every episode pairs the hosts with a guest for an honest, technical conversation, then goes out on video and audio for anyone who wants to go deeper.
Three econometricians and quants who would rather ask the awkward, technical question than the easy one.
Vincent founded Sophron® and the Amsterdam Investment Club, and he hosts The Sophron® Network. He holds an MSc in Financial Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam. On the show he steers each conversation toward the questions practitioners actually wrestle with, from market microstructure and quantitative trading to how the industry is being reshaped by technology.
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Nihar is a quant researcher and the club's India representative, working on algorithmic trading strategies and market making models. He is pursuing a Master's in Data Science at Monash University, following a BTech in Computer Science and Engineering at Ahmedabad University. He builds in C++, Python, and Linux, with projects spanning neural network methods for macroeconomic models and options pricing.
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Arnav studies Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at the University of Amsterdam, where he founded Prometheus Capital, the first quant focused fund at the university, and leads its quantitative operations. His work runs through probability theory, risk management, and stochastic modelling. He has been a quantitative analyst at ABN AMRO and trained with the wealth management team at Tietoevry Banking in Helsinki.
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