The Vlad Johnson Episode

About this episode

Mark Fleming-Williams interviews Vlad Johnson about the intersection of technology and finance, including analytics and data usage.

In this episode I speak to Vlad Johnson, who works in systematic futures at Eisler Capital, a hedge fund. In our conversation, Vlad and I discuss the technological gap between baseball analytics and Wall Street, how he is able to use weather data without being a weather man, whether AI can replace him and what a data provider should bear in mind about their product. In other news, I will be hosting a panel at Battle of the Quants in London next week, I look forward to seeing familiar friends there. DISCLAIMER This podcast is an edited recording of an interview with Vlad Johnson recorded in October 2025. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are those of Vlad Johnson and Mark Fleming-Williams and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of either CFM or any of its affiliates. The information provided herein is general information only and does not constitute investment or other advice. Any statements regarding market events, future events or other similar statements constitute only subjective views, are based upon expectations or beliefs, involve inherent risks and uncertainties and should therefore not be relied on. Future evidence and actual…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Fleming-Williams

Guest: Vlad Johnson

Topics covered

• systematic futures
• baseball analytics
• weather data
• AI in finance
• data providers

Keywords

• systematic futures
• baseball analytics
• weather data
• AI
• data providers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eisler Capital

Places: London

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