Physics Colloquium: The Wall Street Option – a Brief Look at How a Physics Education Can Help Navigate the Complex World of Finance

The Department of Physics is pleased to welcome Jaysin Lord for an in-person colloquium presentation on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Jaysin is an alumnus of the Syracuse Physics Department, receiving dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Physics and Math in 2017. Just 6 years ago while working with the LIGO collaboration, Jaysin made the decision to pursue a career in finance despite having no formal financial education. Having read several books on stock and equity derivatives, he started trading from his dorm room. After being caught trading during lectures on several occasions, he was reminded by professors that studies come before extracurriculars. Still wanting to trade, Jaysin then started writing software to do everything from trade stock, to converse with his friends and family via text message. Upon graduation, his career would take him from financial modeling to derivatives trading at some of the largest firms on Wall Street. He currently holds an Associate position at Goldman Sachs in New York City.

When not working, he enjoys learning new web frameworks that usually lead to crying, reading books entirely too long to finish, and sprinting through dangerous areas. Having once been quoted saying, “If you don’t like to run, just go somewhere dangerous. Something will chase you soon enough.”