Section 05 — Resource Library

Resources

Tools, Reading & Career Materials

Internal tools, essential reading, career materials, and external references — everything in one place.

Internal Tools

Internal Tool
AlgoLens
Live portfolio analytics platform. Performance attribution, risk metrics, position tracking. Updated in near-real-time during market hours.
Internal Tool
trade-ngin
AlgoGators' backtesting and signal execution engine. Used for all IP strategy testing and live signal generation.
Internal Tool
data-ngin
Data pipeline and storage system. Handles fetching, cleaning, and storing market data via Databento into TimescaleDB/PostgreSQL.
Internal Tool
OneDrive
Shared file system for all fund documents, prior IP reports, handbooks, and research archives. Keep your work organized here.

Essential Reading

Textbook
Active Portfolio Management
Grinold & Kahn. The foundational text for systematic factor-based investing. Essential for understanding alpha, information ratio, and the fundamental law of active management.
 Textbook
Advances in Active Portfolio Management
Grinold & Kahn (sequel). More recent treatment of factor models, risk models, and portfolio construction. Extends the original work with modern applications.
 Textbook
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
John C. Hull. Standard reference for derivatives pricing, hedging, and risk management. Every QR member should know chapters on futures pricing and Greeks.
 Book
Systematic Trading
Robert Carver. Practical guide to building and managing systematic trading strategies. Directly applicable to our trend-following and portfolio construction work.
 Book
A Man for All Markets
Ed Thorp. Pioneer of quantitative finance. Essential perspective on risk management, expected value thinking, and the edge-seeking mindset.
 Paper
Time Series Momentum (Moskowitz et al.)
Foundational academic paper behind trend-following strategies. Essential reading for understanding the economic rationale behind our Trend Following IP.

Career Resources

Career
Resume Templates
AlgoGators-reviewed resume formats tailored for quant finance roles. Available in OneDrive under Career Resources.
Career
LinkedIn Best Practices
How to frame your AlgoGators experience for quant intern and FT applications. Include fund AUM context, strategy details, and technical skills.
Career
Interview Prep
See the Quant Prep section for mental math, probability, and brain teasers. Practice 80-in-8 daily.

External Technical References

Data
Databento Docs
API documentation for our primary market data provider. Covers historical and real-time data schemas, rate limits, and symbology.
 Infrastructure
TimescaleDB
Time-series extension for PostgreSQL used in our data stack. Official docs cover hypertables, continuous aggregates, and compression.
 Infrastructure
PostgreSQL Docs
Official PostgreSQL reference. Useful for query optimization, indexing strategies, and understanding our database architecture.
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