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Sports

Super Bowl Cipher: Can You Crack the Code?

February 5, 2025 by Matt

Can you decode our Super Bowl message? The questions provide hints that can help you crack the code. Unless otherwise specified, questions assume current NFL rules, that all games are completed as scheduled, and that all coins are fair. Q: If the Eagles get the ball to start overtime in...

Gaming

When is “Close Enough” Good Enough? An Analysis of Backgammon, Golf, Chess, and Football

January 21, 2025 by Todd

Backgammon has been one of my favorite ways to spend time with my family over the years. When we first started playing, we kept the game simple: whoever was the first to remove all their stones won. Over time, we learned that there’s more to the game than just winning;...

Decision Making

Podcast: How to Make Better Long-Term Decisions

September 23, 2021 by Todd

Todd Simkin, an Associate Director at Susquehanna, has played an integral role in the development of Susquehanna’s firm-wide and trader education programs. Tune in to his recent interview on The Knowledge Project podcast to learn more about how we approach decision making.

Gaming

Meet Susquehanna’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

February 26, 2021 by Nicole

Over the past six weeks, Susquehanna’s chess team has been competing in the North American Corporate Chess League’s first online tournament. This online league brought together teams from 43 companies across North America and allowed for chess players of all skill levels to engage in some friendly competition, as they...

What's Making Waves

How Susquehanna Strikes a Balance in Teaching, Trading, and Taking Risk: Highlights of Todd Simkin’s Appearance on Capital Allocators

October 14, 2024 by Jeff G.

Todd Simkin recently spoke with Ted Seides of the Capital Allocators podcast. It was a wide-ranging conversation that touched on his career history, Susquehanna’s approach towards educating traders, and the risks involved when entering a new business. Check out the full interview here, and keep reading for a few of our favorite...

Sports

Susquehanna’s Night at the Ballpark Sweepstakes Challenge

July 22, 2019 by Dan

Wednesday morning, June 26, 2019 At Susquehanna’s Philadelphia office, we celebrate the summer each year with our “Night at the Ballpark” perfect for enjoying each other’s company and cheering on the Philadelphia Phillies. This year, the Phillies will be hosting the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. To make...

Sports

Intro to Sports Analytics at Susquehanna

July 26, 2021 by Jerrod

We’re always looking for new opportunities here at Susquehanna. The list of products that we trade continues to grow all the time: equities, index futures and ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies (crypto or otherwise), options on all of those, sports…. wait, sports!? Yes, sports! Susquehanna has been building a team of...

Poker

What are they Thinking?

April 19, 2016 by Todd

Recently in Susquehanna’s training class, there was a hand of 7 Card Stud/8-or-Better that had an interesting play worth discussing. This is a high/low game, where the best 5-card poker hand out of 7 cards wins half the pot, and the best low hand (that has no card higher than...

Gaming Poker

The Intersection of Poker + Chess

June 1, 2021 by Bill

Bill Chen, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, co-author of The Mathematics of Poker, an expert-level chess player, and a quantitative researcher at Susquehanna, shares his thoughts on the overlap between poker and chess.

Poker

Poker Tournament Tips for New Players

February 7, 2019 by Rob

In anticipation of Susquehanna’s annual firm-wide No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament, we asked some of our experienced poker players what advice they would give to new players. Here are their answers: Blinds Don’t underestimate the importance of picking up the blinds. When it is folded to you in late...