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Arshia Pirzadeh

Blockchain: Head of Trading

If you are interested in trading, markets, or quantitative research in crypto, we will probably get along.

I study Mathematics and currently work as a Quantitative Research Intern analysing blockchain markets and trading behaviour. My goal as Head of Trading is to help make Blockchain Society a place where members can genuinely learn how crypto markets work and how trading strategies are built.

What have I done?

I currently work as a Quantitative Research Intern analysing more than 400,000 blockchain transactions using Python and statistical methods to study liquidity flows, market microstructure, whale activity, and arbitrage behaviour across crypto markets.

Alongside this, I lead a quantitative research team working on systematic trading strategies, overseeing alpha discovery, backtesting, and portfolio simulations.

I also supervise research students at Imperial’s Mathematics Department, teaching topics such as market microstructure, time series trading strategies, and derivatives pricing.

What will I do?

  1. Launch a Crypto Trading and Research programme with structured sessions on crypto market structure, DeFi, and derivatives.
  2. Introduce data driven research projects analysing blockchain transactions and market behaviour.
  3. Run trading strategy workshops teaching how to design and backtest strategies using Python.
  4. Create a crypto markets lecture series covering topics such as market making, MEV, arbitrage, and on chain analytics.
  5. Organise trading competitions with simulated trading challenges and leaderboards.

My goal is to make Blockchain Society a place where members do not just talk about crypto, but actually understand how these markets work and how trading strategies are built.