About
Seeking Edge Investment LLC is an independent quantitative research lab focused on systematic equity and options analysis.
Our Mission
We believe institutional-quality quantitative research should be transparent, reproducible, and held to the highest standards of statistical rigor.
Seeking Edge bridges the gap between academic factor research and practical portfolio construction — with real execution costs, real implied volatility surfaces, and real out-of-sample validation.
Team
Hongyi Gu
Founder & Lead Researcher
Quantitative researcher with background in statistical modeling, options pricing, and systematic portfolio construction. Columbia University.
We're growing
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Research Principles
Radical Transparency
Our approach, assumptions, and methodology are documented. No black boxes. Model outputs are time-stamped before evaluation.
Out-of-Sample Rigor
No look-ahead bias. No in-sample cherry-picking. Every metric reported is from held-out test periods.
Real Execution Costs
Backtests include evidence-based bid-ask spreads from real options chain data. No frictionless assumptions.
Reproducible Research
Methodology, data sources, and the full pipeline are open and documented.
What We Deliver
Research Notes
Quantitative research notes on factor models, options pricing, and portfolio construction. Time-stamped and documented.
Signal Dashboard
Interactive access to model estimates, conviction tiers, and research metrics across 46 US mega-cap equities. For research purposes only.
API Access
RESTful API for programmatic access to signals, portfolio weights, and regime data. Sub-50ms median latency.
Technology Stack
Get in Touch
Research collaborations, feedback, or just saying hello.
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