Yiran Liu is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in quantitative analysis and trading across multiple prestigious firms. At Morgan Stanley, Yiran serves as an Executive Director in Volatility Trading, leveraging expertise in market analysis. Previous roles include Vice President of Quantitative Research at J.P. Morgan, focusing on data-driven market making in equity derivatives, and as a Quantitative Analyst at Avitah Capital LLP, developing predictive models in energy markets. Yiran's career also features positions at CMC Markets, where automated market making models were designed, and algorithmic trading experiences at Oak Futures and Neutrino Capital, primarily in FX and Energy Futures. Yiran holds advanced degrees in Mathematics and Finance from Imperial College London and King's College London, along with a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai University of Electric Power.