Steven Cress serves as Vice President of Quantitative Strategy and Market Data at Seeking Alpha. He developed the platform’s quantitative stock rating system and various analytical tools. His work underpins the Seeking Alpha Quant Rating system, which aims to help investors analyze data and provide insights on their investments, ultimately saving them time. Additionally, he founded and co-manages Alpha Picks, a tool designed to aid long-term investors in building top-performing portfolios.
Steve is committed to eliminating emotional bias from investment choices. By employing a data-driven strategy, the platform utilizes advanced algorithms and technology to make extensive investment research more straightforward and offers a user-friendly, consistently updated rating system for stock trading recommendations.
Prior to joining Seeking Alpha in 2018, following the acquisition of CressCap Investment Research, where he was the Founder and CEO, Steve had a lengthy career at Morgan Stanley, overseeing its proprietary trading desk and directing international business development at Northern Trust. He also started a quantitative hedge fund called Cress Capital Management.
With over 30 years in equity research, quantitative strategy, and portfolio management, Steve possesses significant expertise across numerous investment topics.
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