How to measure the intensity of the current financial and economic crisis? Regular monitoring of a number of economic and financial indicators helps answering this question and better understanding the materialization of panic behavior and portfolio reallocations in the markets.

Cyrille Collet, Christian Lopez and Alexander Decoene from CPR AM show us how to make static combinations of factors to create a model for stock picking on a given universe ...

Challenges, positioning and quantative management outlook in France. Arnaud Chrétien and Serge Darolles, respectively Chairman and deputy chairman of QuantValley, answer our questions and introduce us to their project aimed at promoting Paris' image as a city of quant.

A short review of quantitative finance in France under the lens of the Next Finance website: Profile of quants, origins and outlook of the industry.

According to Edmond Sassine, co-founder with Pierrick Morier (ex-Credit Suisse Investment Bank) of Analyst Pool, a virtual investment bank staffed by freelancers, banks have started to outsource many front office functions, creating an opportunity for Solo Investment Banker.