A New Chapter: Graduation and a New Role at Monark
I’m thrilled to make two major announcements: I have completed my Master’s in Financial Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and I am starting a new role at Monark…
Sharif Haason
Product engineer at Monark Markets.
I build financial software and work with Rust, compilers, and applied mathematics. This is where I share projects and ideas from that work.
Recent writing
All writingThe December Fed Meeting: What to Watch
The December Fed meeting is today! Despite the worrying lack of data, the market is confident that rates will be cut by 25 bps, with the FedWatch tool giving a 87.6% chance for a…
Why 50-Year Mortgages Fall Short
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte recently floated a big potential change to the mortgage market: 50 year mortgages. Unfortunately, these aren’t realistic.…
Working projects
Hornet FX desk
Compose USD/MXN trades in a working risk grid. Change the market and see each position and the total reprice.
Open the worksheetVibe coded experiments
Small tools, ambitious ports, and ideas that became code. Try a demo or see what comes next.
Explore the experimentsResearch and software
Options pricing, a market-making competition, and data pipelines for basketball analysis.
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