Ciaran Gaffney

Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh · Options and volatility

I write research notes on volatility, market data and the maths behind them, each with code and an honest look at what didn't work.

Latest research notes

Projects

QuantSoc trading algorithm

Supervised research project building a live trading algorithm.

In progress

Black–Scholes and stochastic volatility study

Where the Black–Scholes–Merton assumptions fail in practice, and how to model volatility better.

Paused until summer