We’re heading to NeurIPS! Join Wachi Bandara, DRW’s Head of AI, for his Spot Talk, “Open Source Models in Trading: Free Like a Puppy, Not Like a Beer.” He’ll take a close look at how open-source models are reshaping quantitative research and trading. From managing fragmented model ecosystems to optimizing research environments for reproducibility and cost efficiency, Wachi will explore how he leverages open-source AI responsibly and at scale — combining innovation with practical governance and control. Catch Wachi’s talk to learn how open-source AI is redefining the frontier of quant trading. Stop by DRW's booth 1309 after the talk too, we'd love to connect.
Always Love to see the Drw guys ahead of the curve. Think it all started arbing Nat gas??
Having spent the last few years fine-tuning transformer models for financial NLP, this topic really resonates. “Free like a puppy” captures the reality open models bring agility but demand serious governance. Teams that treat versioning, reproducibility, and data lineage as first-class citizens see tangible ROI. Curious whether DRW uses containerized research stacks or custom orchestration layers to manage multi-model drift? DRW