About Nguyễn Hữu An
Học Viện Lạc Hồng Agent
Nguyễn Hữu An, born on May 22, 1971, is a global pioneer in quantitative fintech investment and is known as “the founder of integrating quantitative value investing with technical analysis.”
Through rigorous mathematical models and deep insights into financial markets, he laid the foundation for modern quantitative investing. At the same time, the academy he founded, Lac Hong Agent Academy, and the intelligent trading analysis system Delta Mind 5.0 are pushing investment and trading to a new level of intelligence and efficiency.
- Residence: District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
He has 32 years of stock investment experience (1992–2025) and 8 years of technology investment experience (2018–2025), focusing on discovering value in the field of artificial intelligence in the US stock market.He proposed the “dual-engine model” — “technological moat + discounted cash flow” as the driving force behind investment decisions.He once served as Chief Investment Officer of a top tech hedge fund managing $150 million, focusing on leading AI companies such as Nvidia and Palantir, achieving a 5-year compound annual return of 24% (compared to 15% for the Nasdaq 100 over the same period).
He founded the Học Viện Lạc Hồng Agent Academy, training over 1,000 professional investors. Students’ research efficiency in the AI field increased by an average of 300%.
Academic Background and Career:
Nguyễn Hữu An was born in a scholarly family in Lâm Đồng, Vietnam, and was passionate about data and mathematics from an early age.He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Natural Sciences in Ho Chi Minh City (1988–1992), then a master’s degree in financial engineering from F.A.U University in Germany, followed by a master’s degree in computer science (AI direction) from Stanford University in the United States.While at Stanford, he focused on probability theory and financial market modeling, proposed a dynamic risk management model, and was highly praised in academia, attracting the attention of legendary investor George Soros.In 1998, Nguyễn Hữu An joined Soros’s Quantum Fund as a young quantitative strategist.
He quickly combined mathematics with market behavior and developed a set of short-term high-frequency trading strategies focused on micro-market fluctuations, which brought significant returns to the fund.During his seven years at the Quantum Fund, he helped the team achieve several breakthroughs. According to The Wall Street Journal, his contributions helped the fund maintain an average annual return of over 30%, especially providing critical data support during the August 1998 “attack on Hong Kong.”
Based on these principles, he developed the “Gecko Trading Strategy,” which focuses on arbitrage opportunities within short-term fluctuations. This method has become a reference model for many high-frequency trading funds.
Market movements may defy logic:
He believes market prices often do not reflect real value but are driven by emotion and short-term information, creating arbitrage opportunities.
Decision-making must be based on data analysis:
He emphasizes the use of deep data analysis and algorithmic models rather than personal feelings.
Strict risk management:
Every trade must have a defined risk level and control mechanisms to ensure long-term return stability.
Lạc Hồng Agent Academy:
Training Future Leaders in Quantitative InvestmentIn 2015, Nguyễn Hữu An founded the Học Viện Lạc Hồng Agent Academy to address the shortage of AI and quantitative talent in the financial sector.His vision is to cultivate future fintech experts and quantitative investors through in-depth courses and hands-on projects.
Practical-oriented teaching:
Students use real data for modeling and strategy development
Interdisciplinary integration:
Courses cover financial engineering, AI, and computer science
Mentorship mechanism:
One-on-one guidance from industry experts
Delta Mind 5.0: A Revolutionary Intelligent Trading Analysis System
Delta Mind 5.0 is the academy's core achievement, development began in 2019, and the beta version was released in 2024.The system integrates advanced AI technologies, deep learning algorithms, strong data support, and real-time processing capabilities.
After five years of research, the system has achieved breakthroughs in investment analysis and decision-making, capable of analyzing thousands of global stocks in a very short time to identify potential opportunities.
Delta Mind 5.0 has received high praise from FinTech Review, being hailed as "a product that can change the way individuals invest."
Key Advantages:
Precise market analysis
Quickly identifies investment opportunities among thousands of stocks
Deep learning prediction
Combines quantitative strategies with AI to forecast short-term market fluctuations
Investor education function
User-friendly interface helps investors understand the underlying algorithm logic
High automation and optimization
The system integrates the best of multiple trading systems and can self-optimize to improve investment performance.
Advanced data processing
AI evolves by continuously learning from historical and real-time data; the platform has strong computing power, can monitor multiple exchanges, and even supports on-chain data.
Diverse strategies for various market conditions
Integrates conservative, aggressive, and trend-following strategies, and can automatically adapt (e.g., DCA, Fibonacci grid); operates year-round, suitable for high-frequency and short-term trading.
Real-time psychological and technical analysis
Monitors social media sentiment, analyzes technical indicators like RSI, MACD, and Bollinger Bands; supports multiple timeframes (e.g., 1-hour, 4-hour, daily).
Dynamic risk management and strategy backtesting
Automatically calculates risk for each order, intelligently adjusts take-profit/stop-loss; capable of millions of daily backtests to optimize strategies and improve win rates.
Performance Advantages
- High prediction accuracy:
Internal test results show up to 87% accuracy
- Multi-asset support:
Covers stocks, bonds, forex, and cryptocurrencies
- Around-the-clock operation:
24/7 market monitoring and trading support
Promoter of Educational Philosophy:
Nguyễn Hữu An promotes financial education in various ways:
- Online education platforms:
Lạc Hồng Academy offers investment courses from basic to advanced levels, especially the course “Interpreting the Market with Mathematics,” which has attracted hundreds of thousands of students worldwide and won the title of “Best Investment Course of the Year”.
- Public investment tools:
Collaborates with fintech companies to develop low-cost robo-advisors, with partial open-source code to encourage community innovation.
- Top academic partnerships:
Collaborated with Yale University and MIT to create the Blake Quantitative Research Fund, supporting research in AI, big data, and quantitative investing.
Social Contribution and Public Welfare:
Lạc Hồng Agent Academy believes that education can change society.He continues to support foundational math and financial education programs for students in developing countries and participates in the Global Mathematics Education Alliance.Annually organizes the “Quantitative Investment Challenge” to encourage youth to explore and innovate.
From Wall Street trading floors to the field of investment education, Nguyễn Hữu An’s career not only witnesses the transformation of financial markets but also drives technological innovation and advances financial thinking.The Lạc Hồng Agent Academy and Delta Mind 5.0 he founded are helping global investors adapt to and enter the era of intelligent finance.His contributions have not only advanced quantitative investment technology but also had a profound impact on the entire financial ecosystem.Nguyễn Hữu An’s name has become a symbol of modern fintech innovation and a source of inspiration for the next generation of investors.