MONOPOLY
In the thrilling contest of high-frequency trading, my squad is called ‘MONOPOLY’ inspired by Ariana Grande’s hit single of the same name. The song is about “friendship, freedom, protecting your energy and staying right in your bag. We’re all about that life in the lab — working hard and spilling the tea on all things academic. I spent the whole day diving into developing a DRL algorithm for our HFT contest — it’s both a blast and a bit of a time sink, considering opportunity cost....