AI Velocity Trading is a quantitative research and trading platform built to develop, test, and deploy systematic trading strategies. We combine artificial intelligence, quantitative analysis, and trading infrastructure to move ideas through a disciplined process—from strategy development and historical backtesting to paper trading and ongoing performance analysis.
AI allows us to explore and evaluate trading ideas at greater speed and scale, while quantitative evidence and forward performance help determine which strategies warrant further development. Not every promising backtest survives that process. Strategies can be investigated, refined, suspended, or discontinued as new data reveals how they perform beyond historical testing.
Trading ideas are developed and evaluated through statistical analysis and historical backtesting, combining AI-assisted research with the experience of our quantitative and engineering team.
Backtests are the beginning of the process, not the end. We provide strategy methodology, historical results, and ongoing performance reporting so users can see how strategies behave as new market data tests their assumptions.
Our infrastructure connects research with execution, giving users the ability to evaluate compatible strategies in a paper-trading environment before deciding whether to deploy them with real capital.
Dan Savage serves as Managing Partner of AI Velocity Trading and Co-Chairman of MachineTrader.io Inc., the technology platform supporting AI Velocity Trading's trading infrastructure. A lifelong entrepreneur, Dan previously served as CEO of Predictive Technology Systems and co-founded Resolute Digital, a successful digital marketing agency.
He was an early pioneer in applying automation and data-driven systems to online advertising, including developing one of the first automated platforms for purchasing Google AdWords. Dan brings extensive experience in scaling technology-driven businesses and aligning product innovation with long-term strategy.
Ben Sanders is Partner and Chief Technology Officer of AI Velocity Trading and Co-Chairman of MachineTrader.io Inc., where he oversees the firm's technology platform and systems architecture. A lifelong computer scientist, Ben began programming at the age of seven.
His background includes senior technical leadership roles in Big Five advertising agencies, development of online banking systems for Chase on Wall Street, and co-founding Resolute Digital as Chief Technology Officer. Ben leads the design and execution of AI Velocity Trading's trading infrastructure and algorithmic systems.
Jerzy Pawlowski serves as Partner and Chief Investment Officer of AI Velocity Trading, bringing deep expertise in portfolio management, quantitative finance, and risk modeling. His background spans credit derivatives, emerging markets, and structured products including CDOs.
He holds a Ph.D. in Physics and teaches graduate-level courses in R for Finance and Algorithmic Portfolio Management at New York University. Jerzy oversees quantitative research, strategy evaluation, portfolio construction, and risk management across AI Velocity Trading's systematic strategies.
John Marhofer serves as Chief Financial Officer of AI Velocity Trading, providing financial leadership to support the firm's growth and operational discipline. Previously, Jack was CFO of Resolute Digital and played a key role in its successful exit.
He also served as CFO of Cleveland BioLabs, Inc., where he helped complete an IPO and raise over $100 million in funding. Jack brings extensive experience in financial strategy, capital markets, and corporate governance.
Caroline Yakar is the Marketing Director at AI Velocity Trading, overseeing marketing operations, communications, and the firm's digital presence.
Caroline supported the launch and maintains platform growth of MachineTrader.io through client support, marketing, web management, and analytics. Earlier in her career, Caroline was a Senior Underwriter at Sun Life Financial, and later co-owned a tourism business in Turkey with her husband.
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