Shiliang Tang
InvestorFounderInvestor at LedgerPrime · Executive Officer at LedgerPrime · Managing Partner at Monarq
Cayman Islands
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About
Managing partner of Monarq Asset Management and president of the crypto derivatives trading firm Arbelos Markets. Founded the digital-asset hedge fund LedgerPrime in 2017 and ran it as CIO to $400M under management before its acquisition. Began as a quant trader in the proprietary desks of UBS and Merrill Lynch.
Managing Partner at Monarq
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Experience
- Monarq Asset ManagementFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Fordham Gabelli School of BusinessAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — present
- FalconXAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Arbelos MarketsCo-Founder & President2023 — 2025
- LedgerPrimeChief Investment Officer & Managing Partner2017 — 2023
- WorldCoverCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2017New York, NY and Tamale, Ghana
- Bank of America Merrill LynchVolatility Trading2014 — 2015New York, NY
- BOX Holdings Group LLCBoard Of Directors2013 — 2014
- UBSElectronic Volatility Trading (Proprietary Trading Group)2010 — 2014New York, NY
- Merrill LynchAutomated Market Making (Proprietary Trading Group)2008 — 2010New York, NY
Skills & more
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Quantitative FinanceRHedge FundsTradingRisk ManagementPythonEquity TradingLanguages Chinese (Mandarin)
- CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
- CAIA Charterholder — CAIA Association
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- Who is Shiliang Tang?
- Managing partner of Monarq Asset Management and president of the crypto derivatives trading firm Arbelos Markets. Founded the digital-asset hedge fund LedgerPrime in 2017 and ran it as CIO to $400M under management before its acquisition. Began as a quant trader in the proprietary desks of UBS and Merrill Lynch.
- Where does Shiliang Tang work?
- Shiliang Tang is Managing Partner of Monarq and Angel investor at Shiliang Tang.
- What companies did Shiliang Tang found?
- Shiliang Tang founded Monarq.
- Where did Shiliang Tang go to school?
- Shiliang Tang studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering); Y Combinator (W16).
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Also worked at Monarq Asset Management2
Also worked at Fordham Gabelli School of Business5
Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch392
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