Mark Mednikov
Hi, I'm Mark
QF @ Stevens Institute of Technology
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Projects
WSJ Data Aggregate
January 2026 • Python, Beautiful Soup, lxml, Gemini, AWS, Discord.py
Real-time WSJ headline aggregator with Gemini-powered filtering, delivered via Discord bot and hosted on AWS.
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Stevens SHIFT
2025 – Present • Python, C++, Doxygen
Researcher and competition administrator for the Stevens HFT simulator. Documented the codebase, built onboarding resources for competitors, and used historical market simulations to investigate market events with machine learning.
About Me

First year Quantitative Finance student at Stevens Institute of Technology with a concentration in Computer Science. I'm interested in machine learning, low level programming, and how both can be applied to understanding and building systems in financial markets.

Reading
A Tour of C++ Bjarne Stroustrup In Progress
How to Take Smart Notes Sönke Ahrens In Progress
Ikigai Héctor García, Francesc Miralles In Progress
Inside the Black Box Rishi K. Narang Up Next
Leonardo Da Vinci Walter Isaacson Up Next
The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb Up Next