About
Youness Yachruti
I came to quantitative finance through trading. I traded FX on a funded account before I wrote my first backtest, and that order shaped how I work: form a view, then test whether it survives the data.
Today I design and test systematic strategies, develop my C++ for quantitative work, and publish independent research on systemic risk. I'm based in Casablanca and open to relocation. I work in English and French.
Experience
2025 to 2026
Co-founder · Quant Finance CollectiveCo-led a 5-person team designing and backtesting systematic strategies in Python on QuantConnect, with volatility-regime filters and validation discipline against overfitting.
2025
Automation & AI Consultant · Phronesis AdvisoryDubai, remote. Built LLM automation and data pipelines with validation that cut manual data entry by 60% for SME clients.
2022 to 2023
Funded prop FX trader · My Forex FundDiscretionary FX under strict risk limits: 129% cumulative return over 120+ trades at a 1:3 risk-reward ratio and a 47% win rate.
Education
2026
MSc Business Analytics · Hult International Business SchoolStatistics, machine learning, SQL and data extraction, Python and R, optimisation.
2026
Pre-MFE, Machine Learning with Financial Applications · Baruch College, CUNYCertification exam passed with Distinction, 98/100. Credit-risk classification, asset pricing, portfolio optimisation, regime prediction.
2025
MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation · Hult International Business School, DubaiBuilding, pitching and financing a business.
2021 to 2024
Business Engineering · ESTA, Belfort, France180 ECTS (three of five years), GPA 3.7/4.0. Applied mathematics, sciences, programming, accounting and finance.
Leadership
- Founder and president, Hult Trading Club: grew it to about 90 active members, with weekly sessions on markets, trading systems and quantitative methods.
- Expert judge, Hult entrepreneurial finance assessment: graded 9 teams on business model, projections, valuation and funding strategy.
Certifications
FINRA SIE · C++ Programming for Financial Engineering, QuantNet (in progress) · Bloomberg Market Concepts