We are a financial sciences company. We combine rigorous inquiry, data analysis, and invention to solve the toughest challenges across financial services.
Think you can build an algorithm that predicts movements in stock prices using news analytics data? We just launched a
@kaggle
competition - partnering with
@thomsonreuters
and
@intrinio
- with $100,000 in prizes. Come compete:
A new Two Sigma research paper examines proposed methods for estimating the Sharpe ratio, computing confidence intervals around a point estimation of it, and more.
"The way to make magic real is through science. I learned I can make the impossible possible — I just have to come up with the right algorithm." Thank you
@jessomatt
of
@upowerco
for stopping by our office for an inspiring and empowering fireside chat with
@skamille
👏
We are proud to sponsor the leading international machine learning conference,
@icmlconf
. If you're attending, please visit us at booth B05:20. We look forward to meeting you.
NEW: We examine whether the rise in stock buybacks has artificially propped up equity prices, suppressed market volatility, and weakened corporate balance sheets.
Stephen Hawking helped bring scientific curiosity to the masses through his unrelenting passion and dedication to the pursuit of knowledge. His legacy lives on and will continue to inspire the scientist in all of us.
How will machine learning affect database management systems, and vice versa? In an interview with
#TwoSigma
,
@CarnegieMellon
’s Professor
@andy_pavlo
offers his views on this and more.
Today we launched
@venntwosigma
, a cloud-based investment analysis software. Now institutional investors and wealth managers can gain access to this powerful risk tool - sign up for free:
It's
#daylightsavings
! Don't forget to turn your clocks back ⏰
Our offices feature some unique science and math-themed clocks. Can you solve for time on all of them?
#thatssoTwoSigma
Engineers from Two Sigma and
@Google
collaborated on improving BigQuery support in Ibis, a flexible Python interface for composing SQL queries. Read more about it here:
Speaking at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference, Two Sigma co-chair David Siegel joined Sinovation Ventures'
@kaifulee
and Bloomberg's
@joelwebershow
to discuss the challenges and opportunities AI offers for individuals, companies, and societies.
Predicting the future is hard. So we have to instill in people the desire to continue learning their whole lives. And schools have to be reformed to focus on creativity, which will help people find jobs. – David Siegel with
@PreetaTweets
#WSJFutureFest
We built a 24-dimensional model to estimate how similar or different—relatively— today’s market environment is to all other periods going back to 1990.
We are pleased to announce that
@robotsmarts
has been named the 2022 Two Sigma Faculty Research Award Recipient, which recognizes those who have made an outstanding impact in STEM research, teaching, mentoring, and/or outreach advancing diversity:
RT
@kaggle
"Think the news influences stock movement?
@twosigma
is challenging Kagglers to prove it in our latest competition: "Using News to Predict Stock Movements" | $100,000 in total prizes are up for grabs! Get started now: "
The VIX is an incomplete gauge of market risk. Learn about additional measures of uncertainty, and how their effects can manifest in different areas of the financial markets.
Have you heard the news? We've launched a new
@kaggle
competition with data from
@thomsonreuters
&
@intrinio
. We want to know if you can build an algorithm to predict stock movements based on news data. Are you up for the challenge? Join us:
As institutional investors evaluate
#cryptocurrency
assets, how can they think about properly assessing their risks, especially in the context of a broader, multi-asset class portfolio?
Turns out humans are incredibly remarkable machines. Empathy, creativity and dexterity are unique human skills and we need to incentivize society to think of ways to use unique human talents. This is a business opportunity. – David Siegel with
@PreetaTweets
#WSJFutureFest
Yesterday, we celebrated our most recent class of new hires with a day of talks, trivia, a champagne toast, a lively trivia game, and of course cupcakes. We're so excited to welcome some wonderful new faces to the Two Sigma family!
.
@datanami
and
#TwoSigma
engineering manager David Palaitis talk about the role of data science engineers and the intersection of data science and engineering.
To celebrate
#MoleDay
, we combined two of our favorite things: cupcakes and science! Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which represents the number of particles in one mole of material!
Two Sigma's Data Clinic is launching Good with Numbers, a small-format workshop series to help mission-driven orgs learn actionable tips on how to build data strategies & make data more valuable.
Halloween is in full swing at Two Sigma: check out these creative homemade sweets from our spooky bake-off! Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
#trickortreat
#thatssoTwoSigma
🌠💡 Headed to
#GHC19
next month? Check out our recent Insights post, in which one of our software engineers shares her top tips for making the most of the experience 👉
Our CTO Alfred chatted with the
@FinancialTimes
about
@HaliteAI
, our AI game launching October 16, and our
@kaggle
competition () running now. Check out the FT interview: .
The Strange Loop conference mixes
#machinelearning
, music, philosophy, art, and more into a wonderful, offbeat "technology stew." Check out our rundown of some of the coolest presentations from this year's event.
Check out our introduction to the Two Sigma Factor Lens, a framework for better understanding overlapping sources of risk across multiple asset classes.
Our co-chairman, David Siegel, will be speaking tomorrow with
@PreetaTweets
at the
@WSJ
Future of Everything Festival about AI and the meaning of "work." What topics are on your mind about AI and work?
This summer, we held our 17th annual chess tournament. “Chess is an important part of our culture,” said Makoto Nozaki. “This event not only allows us to indulge in our passion for problem solving, but also creates an inclusive environment.” Learn more:
In Two Sigma's most recent Insights article, David Siegel discusses the ethical considerations of new technologies with
@tristanharris
and Stanford's
@gewang
. Read the full article and watch a replay of the conversation below.
Two Sigma colleagues share their insights to help support
#softwareengineers
at various stages of their careers, from interviewing and spearheading projects to making lateral moves and keeping their skills current:
Two Sigma Co-Founder and Co-Chairman David Siegel speaks about the significant potential—and considerable hype—surrounding large language models like GPT-4 and other innovations in
#AI
. Watch now:
What is Asia's role in the finance + tech disruption? What elements are helping accelerate this change? Kenny Lam, Two Sigma's head of APAC, will answer these questions at the
@MilkenInstitute
Asia Summit next week.
Read his take via the
#PowerofIdeas
:
We are excited to announce
@twosigma
as a partner, customer and investor. Read on to learn how we are helping to enhance its experimentation and optimization capabilities.
Every interview at Two Sigma is a bit different because we want your experience to be relevant to you, your background, and the roles we’re considering you for. We’ve compiled our best
#interviewtips
to help you to prepare and know what to expect:
We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with leading data engineering platform
@cruxinformatics
. We'll work with Crux to efficiently clean and on-board data sets, allowing Two Sigma teams to focus on higher order data science work. Learn more:
It was so much fun to host
@ICPCNews
competitors at our offices this month. The day was filled with talks from senior leaders, a panel, and even a demo of
@HaliteAI
! You can read more about it in their blog post 👇
On Thursday, November 1st, Two Sigma, a proud sponsor of the North American ICPC regionals, hosted participants from their recent online practice competition at their New York City offices.
Read more here:
We're proud to sponsor
@iclr2019
, one of the fastest growing artificial intelligence conferences. If you're attending
#ICLR2019
, seek us out at booth 413.
Interested in pursuing a career in engineering? Two Sigma Platform Engineering Product Manager Lade recently shared four pieces of advice for young professionals. Learn more:
Learn how TS Data Clinic and the Environmental Defense Fund used oil and gas well inspection data to create a preliminary predictive model for violations.
Sharing ideas is integral to how we approach hard problems. We collaborate with internal and external experts to publish on a wide variety of topics. Subscribe to get the latest and greatest from Insights:
In a recent Insights article, we give a brief overview of Engineering Education at Two Sigma: why we offer it, what we teach, and the benefits of our focus on continuous learning.
We are proud to mark our 10th year as a sponsor and attendee of
@AnitaB_org
's
#GHC23
. We look forward to meeting the incredible women and non-binary technologists the conference brings together this week in Orlando! Curious about us? Stop by Booth 333:
Join Venn and special guest Ricky Siewers of
@coinmetrics
on Wednesday, November 16th at 11:00am EST to learn more about the new
#crypto
data that's been integrated into the Venn platform and other product enhancements. Register now:
Today is the final day to apply for Two Sigma's College Mentor Connect, a 6-week remote
#STEM
summer mentorship program for rising sophomore college students from historically underrepresented groups.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm ET tonight:
Last week, we launched our new Real Estate business, a human-led, machine-supported approach to investing in private real estate assets. Our real estate investment professionals will work hand-in-hand with data scientists, engineers, and technologists.