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Profile
Mr. Ku came to the U.S.
in 1986, at the age of 16 from Shanghai, China.Mr. Ku received a BS magna cum laude in Computer Science from Harvard University in 1992.
Following college, Mr. Ku joined D.
E.
Shaw & Co. in New York, moving to London in 1994.
In December 1998, Mr. Ku joined Paloma Partners, working in the trading group run by Nick Maounis (now known as Amaranth).
At Paloma/Amaranth, Mr. Ku traded the European convertible arbitrage portfolio and spearheaded the firm's statistical arbitrage research and quantitative trading programs.
Former positions of Y. Thomas Ku
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
 D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1998-11-29 |
Paloma Partners LLC
 Paloma Partners LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Tykhe Capital LLC
 Tykhe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tykhe's proprietary research is based on quantitative techniques and computer technologies. The firm invests primarily in mid-cap growth stocks. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Y. Thomas Ku
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| Private companies | 4 |
|---|---|
Paloma Partners LLC
Paloma Partners LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Miscellaneous |
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing. | Finance |
Tykhe Capital LLC
Tykhe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tykhe's proprietary research is based on quantitative techniques and computer technologies. The firm invests primarily in mid-cap growth stocks. | Finance |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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