Jack Sarkissian, PhD, is the Managing Partner at ZX Capital Partners, where he directs systematic market-making and trading strategies across equities, fixed income, and prediction markets. Previously, Jack served as Chief Investment Officer at EG Capital Partners, where he managed $3 billion in assets, and held senior quantitative and risk-management roles at investment banks.
Jack is a pioneer of quantum finance and was the first to demonstrate the quantum nature of financial markets at the microstructural level. He is known for formulating Quantum Financial Dynamics (QFD), a physical theory of financial markets that derives microscopic market dynamics from the mechanics of liquidity interaction and price measurement. QFD provides a unified framework for modeling trade execution, order-book dynamics, spread formation, block pricing, illiquid assets, and derivatives with illiquid underlyings.
DAY 2 | Tuesday, January 26
1:45 PM The Future of Systematic Trading — Automation, Autonomy & the 10-Year View
Everyone says "systematic trading." Almost nobody engages with where it's actually going. This session takes the ten-year view: fully automated trading desks, autonomous execution, and the buy-versus-build decision that will define the next decade. With only a handful of firms possessing the data and resources to build what the future requires, what does that mean for everyone else? A candid conversation about the long-term future of the buy-side desk itself.
DAY 3 | Wednesday, January 27
10:30 AM Panel: Prediction Markets - From Speculation to Institutional Signal
Prediction markets have crossed from novelty to institutional infrastructure — $21 billion in monthly volumes, a $22 billion Kalshi valuation, and event contract data feeding algorithmic trading around FOMC meetings. This panel brings the key players to the ELS main stage.
• How buy-side desks are actually using event contracts as macro hedging tools today
• Where institutional traction is real versus where it's still hype
• How the regulatory battle between federal and state authorities is likely to resolve
• What your desk should actually do about prediction markets in 2027
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Jack.
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