Håkon Julius Størholt

MSc Finance candidate with strong quantitative skills and hands-on experience in financial analysis, valuation, and portfolio management.

Oslo, Norway

About

Professional summary

I combine financial theory with computational tools to understand markets. My work spans derivatives pricing, portfolio optimization, and machine learning for financial applications — from building risk engines to exploring quantum computing for option pricing. Currently completing my MSc Finance thesis at BI Norwegian Business School on the relationship between passive investing growth and active management alpha.

Education

Academic background

2024 – 2026

MSc in Finance

BI Norwegian Business School — Oslo, Norway
Thesis: The Association Between Passive Investing and Active Management Alpha: Evidence from U.S. Mutual Funds
Leadership: Class Deputy
Relevant Coursework: Derivatives, Financial Risk Management, Asset Management
Summer 2025

Summer School in Quantum Computing in Financial Services

Singapore Management University
2021 – 2024

Bachelor in Business Management

University of South-Eastern Norway — Horten, Norway
Thesis: Machine Learning for Norwegian Real Estate Market Predictions

Selected Projects

Personal and academic work in quantitative finance and technology

Master's Thesis: Passive Investing & Active Alpha

Examines whether the growth of passive investing (from ~6% to 51% of U.S. mutual fund AUM, 1996–2025) is associated with changes in aggregate active manager alpha. Uses ~29,800 active and ~3,700 passive funds from Morningstar Direct with CAPM, Fama–French 3- and 5-factor models. Documents a specification pitfall in fee-spread controls, finds no robust linear association between passive share and alpha under multifactor models, and provides exploratory evidence of stress-conditional effects on alpha during periods of high passive concentration.

Empirical Finance Grossman–Stiglitz Fama–French Python Econometrics Morningstar Direct

Cerberus Risk Engine

Proprietary risk management system for real-time portfolio risk assessment. Production-ready enterprise infrastructure with CI/CD pipeline, designed for institutional-grade portfolios.

Python FastAPI PostgreSQL Docker Streamlit

Options Trading Strategies

Python-based tools for analyzing and backtesting systematic options strategies. Applied delta, implied volatility, and liquidity analysis with risk management through diversification and defined-loss structures.

Python Black-Scholes Greeks Backtesting

Market Prediction with ML

Built a PyTorch LSTM model to explore predictive signals from OHLCV data. Tested model insights through simulated trading and performance evaluation.

Python PyTorch LSTM Time Series

Portfolio Optimization

Applied Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios using Python. Compared risk-adjusted returns against market benchmarks using Markowitz optimization.

Python NumPy Optimization MPT

Quantum Option Pricing

Quantum computing applications for complex derivatives pricing using VQE and QAOA algorithms. Research into quantum advantage in financial computation.

Python Qiskit VQE QAOA

Polymarket Arbitrage Bot

Automated arbitrage detection and execution system for prediction markets with real-time probability calculations and live trading.

Python APIs Real-time Automation

Real Estate ML Predictions

Bachelor thesis project using machine learning to predict Norwegian real estate market trends. Feature engineering with economic indicators and property-level data.

Python Scikit-learn Pandas Research

Option Pricing Engine

Web application for derivatives pricing with real-time market data integration. Features Greeks calculation, volatility surface visualization, and portfolio tracking.

Python Flask Alpaca API Black-Scholes

Skills & Tools

Technical and domain expertise

Markets & Trading

  • Options Trading
  • Equities & Derivatives
  • Risk Management
  • Technical Analysis
  • Market Structure

Programming & Data

  • Python
  • SQL
  • R
  • Git / GitHub
  • Machine Learning (PyTorch, Scikit-learn)

Quantitative Methods

  • Portfolio Optimization
  • Monte Carlo Simulation
  • GARCH / Time Series
  • VaR & CVaR
  • Stochastic Calculus

Platforms & APIs

  • IBKR API
  • Bloomberg Terminal
  • Morningstar
  • WRDS
  • Polygon.io / Alpaca

Experience

Professional background

Dec 2019 – Apr 2021

Freelance IT Consultant

Self-employed — Norway
  • Delivered web development and IT support for local businesses
  • Managed projects independently and meeting client requirements end-to-end
Jun 2021 – Jun 2022

Bartender

URO på Haugar AS — Tønsberg, Norway
  • Worked in a high-paced environment, strengthening teamwork, communication, and customer service
Sep 2018 – Aug 2020

Retail Assistant

Shell — Nøtterøy, Norway
  • Supported daily operations in a customer-facing environment
  • Developed strong teamwork, reliability, and problem-solving skills

2026 F1 World Championship Predictions

Season winner probabilities and next-race winner signal using form + telemetry-style pace proxies

Drivers' Championship

Win probability — season outlook

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Next Race Winner Signal

Telemetry-weighted one-race projection
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