Profile
Mr. Ku came to the U.S.
in 1986, at the age of 16 from Shanghai, China.Mr. Ku received a BS magna cum laude in Computer Science from Harvard University in 1992.
Following college, Mr. Ku joined D.
E.
Shaw & Co. in New York, moving to London in 1994.
In December 1998, Mr. Ku joined Paloma Partners, working in the trading group run by Nick Maounis (now known as Amaranth).
At Paloma/Amaranth, Mr. Ku traded the European convertible arbitrage portfolio and spearheaded the firm's statistical arbitrage research and quantitative trading programs.
Former positions of Y. Thomas Ku
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
 D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/11/1998 |
| Paloma Partners LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Tykhe Capital LLC
 Tykhe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in January 2002, Tykhe Capital LLC is a New York City-based financial services company. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Y. Thomas Ku
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 3 |
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Tykhe Capital LLC
Tykhe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in January 2002, Tykhe Capital LLC is a New York City-based financial services company. | Finance |
| Paloma Partners LLC | Miscellaneous |
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Finance |
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