Jose Blasco

I am a versatile financial services professional with a wide-ranging experience, spanning from quantitative finance and financial trading to business strategy and business development. My multilingual skills keep me connected to the buy and the sell-side within international financial markets. 

As a derivatives expert, I take pride in developing advanced trading technology and implementing diverse strategies across global markets. As a dedicated business development professional, I embrace creativity and thrive on collaborations where I create value for companies and their clients.

Furthermore, I actively participate in both in-person and online events, where I share my knowledge, experience, and passion for trading and technology as an award-winning instructor, as a professor and as a published author.

Beyond my professional pursuits, I hold a deep passion for Formula 1 and DanceSport, serving as additional sources of inspiration and enjoyment in my life.

• Over 15 years of international experience in trading, quantitative finance, and business strategy across financial and commodity markets.
• Built and led a fintech firm developing algorithmic trading tools and educational platforms used by traders worldwide.
• Established global partnerships with leading exchanges (CME, Cboe, ICE, Nasdaq, SGX, etc.) and financial institutions (IBKR, Maybank, RHB, Phillip Capital, among others).
• Developed and optimized quantitative trading systems, leveraging Python and data analytics to enhance performance, automation, and risk control.
• Executed multi-asset trading strategies across equities, options, futures, and FX with a disciplined, data-driven approach to risk management.
• Delivered consistent trading performance through market research, predictive modeling, and systematic portfolio management.
• Experienced in derivatives and structured products, including hedging, spread trading, and volatility arbitrage.
• Strong business development and partnership management skills, with a track record of expanding market presence and driving commercial growth.
• Educator and public speaker: taught quantitative finance, risk management, and trading strategies to global audiences, including professional training programs and university-level courses.
• Multilingual communicator (English, French, Spanish, very basic Chinese) with a proven ability to engage cross-cultural teams and international clients.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Graduated with distinction.
• Telecommunications Engineering – Summa Cum Laude; awarded Best Academic Record upon Graduation.
• Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF)
• Prompt Engineering
• Blockchain for Business
• Cryptocurrency & Risk Management
• Financial Trading