Research

Research

I am currently exploring research directions at the intersection of quantitative finance, machine learning, and economics, while identifying a focused MBA thesis topic.

Research interests

  1. 01Financial Machine Learning
  2. 02Market Microstructure
  3. 03Quantitative Finance
  4. 04Artificial Intelligence for Finance
  5. 05Financial Econometrics
  6. 06Deep Learning
  7. 07Reinforcement Learning
  8. 08Time-Series Modeling
  9. 09Asset Pricing

Selected research and technical projects

Technical research project

Cross-Exchange Cryptocurrency Arbitrage Analysis

Oveys Sayad

A multi-exchange analytical pipeline for evaluating whether apparent cryptocurrency arbitrage opportunities remained profitable after realistic market frictions, including fees, transfer delays, and slippage.

  • Level-2 order-book and trade data across Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex
  • Executability-aware arbitrage evaluation
  • Statistical analysis and interactive visualizations
Market MicrostructureQuantitative FinanceFinancial Machine Learning
Quantitative research project

Put–Call Parity Arbitrage Detection in the Iranian Options Market

Oveys Sayad

An empirical detection system for identifying economically attainable put–call parity violations in Iranian equity options after commissions, slippage, and liquidity constraints.

  • Historical order-book snapshots and call–put matching
  • Cost-adjusted expected profit and executability filters
  • Residual distributions and opportunity-rate analysis
DerivativesMarket MicrostructureQuantitative Finance

Thesis work

Bachelor thesis2024

Health versus Wealth: Economic and Epidemiological Modeling of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies

Oveys Sayad

An interdisciplinary modeling project examining the trade-offs between public-health outcomes and economic activity under alternative pandemic mitigation policies.

  • Dynamic macroeconomic models
  • Epidemiological models
  • Policy scenarios
  • Health–economy trade-offs
EconomicsEpidemiology

Research preparation

  • Financial Econometrics
  • Financial Engineering
  • Portfolio Management
  • Machine Learning audit (Prof. Ali Sharifi-Zarchi)
  • Reinforcement Learning audit (Prof. Mohammad Hossein Rohban)
  • Econometrics and financial-economics background
  • Quantitative technical projects

Potential future publications

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