I build trading systems and run a systematic investment firm. I’m based in Dubai.
In 2026 I co-founded Qlumina Inc., where I am managing partner. Qlumina trades systematic strategies in liquid exchange-traded futures for professional investors and family offices. I lead its research and portfolio management.
Before that, in 2023, I started Forticia, a quantitative research lab. The software I spend most of my time on is built there: Blitz, an execution core with pre-trade risk checks, and PolarisLink, the event protocol that connects our research and execution systems.
Most of what I write is about two things: how to build execution software that behaves predictably, and how to test a strategy hard enough that you can trust it with capital.
On the record
- Qlumina Inc. is an Approved Investment Manager regulated by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission, licence IBR/AIM/26/2644. It is listed on the Commission’s public register.
- Qlumina’s Legal Entity Identifier is 9845000BG592F5189B91, listed on the public GLEIF register.
- ORCID: 0009-0009-0233-0226
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/caydenrichards
Email: cr@qlumina.com