Todd Edmonds Senior Options Trader Citadel Securities
Todd Edmonds is a Senior Options Trader at Citadel Securities in New York, where he focuses on equity options and derivatives trading. He joined Citadel Securities in 2026 after more than seven years of experience trading equity derivatives and exotics at Goldman Sachs and Barclays.
Edmonds began his career in quantitative finance after developing a deep technical foundation in physics and mathematics. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, with concentrations in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics, from Oklahoma State University. He subsequently earned a Master of Engineering in Financial Engineering from Cornell University.
His early research experience included work in high-energy physics, including participation in the ATLAS experiment at CERN, where he conducted particle-collision analysis in the search for the heavy charged Higgs boson. He also worked on thermal-cycle testing for components of the ATLAS experiment at CERN, research that earned a Best in Show Award at the Oklahoma State University Freshman Research Colloquium.
At Oklahoma State, Edmonds also conducted research applying fractal decomposition and dimensional analysis to financial markets, developing high-dimensional representations—or “worlds”—for stock analysis. His early work in finance included quantitative research on retirement plans, risk management, fee reduction and portfolio optimization, as well as an investment internship at Brightwood Capital.
After completing his Cornell M.Eng. in Financial Engineering, Edmonds joined Goldman Sachs, initially working in equity exotics trading and subsequently as an equity derivatives trader. He later joined Barclays as an Exotics Trader before returning to Goldman Sachs, where he spent more than four years trading equity derivatives.
His career reflects a distinctive intersection of fundamental physics, mathematical modeling, quantitative finance and derivatives markets. From analyzing particle collisions at CERN to studying complex market structures and ultimately trading sophisticated equity derivatives, Edmonds brings a perspective that bridges the mathematical sciences and modern financial markets.
At the Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan Future of Finance & AI Conference, Edmonds joins a conversation examining the journey “From Physics to Financial Engineering” and how the analytical frameworks developed in physics and mathematics can translate into quantitative finance, derivatives trading and the increasingly technology-driven world of modern markets.
Cornell Financial Engineering 2026 Ai & Future of Finance Conference
