Leandro Sanchez Betancourt

Prof. Leandro Sanchez Betancourt is a faculty member at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Mathematical Institute. His work bridges Mathematical Finance and Stochastic Games, with a focus on high-frequency trading and market microstructure. He has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Bruti Liberati Prize for Quantitative Finance research and the Gabino Barreda medal from UNAM.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil)
• Master of Science (MSc)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Research Contributions

Prof. Sanchez Betancourt’s research addresses critical challenges in algorithmic trading, latency impacts, and toxic order flow. His recent publications explore Nash Equilibrium in broker-trader dynamics, Mean Field Games for informed trading, and innovative applications of Lévy-Ito Processes and Quantum Measurement in financial modeling. These works highlight his expertise in integrating advanced mathematics with real-world trading strategies.

Scientific Awards

• Bruti Liberati Prize for best PhD thesis in Quantitative Finance
• Best overall performance student award from King’s College London
• Gabino Barreda medal from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Labs and Teams

He is a member of the Mathematical and Computational Finance research group at the University of Oxford, collaborating with leading experts like Álvaro Cartea, Sebastian Jaimungal, and others.