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title: "Prince Jha (@princejha) | Hashnode"
description: "IIIT Dharwad + IITM BS | Building Intelligent Decision Systems for Markets & Complex Systems | Quantitative Finance • Simulation • Computational Modeling"
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@princejha

# Prince Jha

@princejha · Mumbai, India · Joined June 2026

IIIT Dharwad + IITM BS | Building Intelligent Decision Systems for Markets & Complex Systems | Quantitative Finance • Simulation • Computational Modeling

### [Building an Artificial Market From First Principles](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/building-an-artificial-market-from-first-principles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I started with zero market microstructure knowledge, a blank Python file, and one question: can a market emerge from simple interactions?\`

15 min read · [optionality.hashnode.dev](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/building-an-artificial-market-from-first-principles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 11](https://hashnode.com/posts/building-an-artificial-market-from-first-principles/6a2b3e8fd625367963fbce3b)

### [When the Wrong Data Structure Teaches You More Than the Right Algorithm](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/when-the-wrong-data-structure-teaches-you-more-than-the-right-algorithm?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How a Simple Binomial Pricing Project Turned Into a Lesson on Representation, Compression, and Software Architecture

5 min read · [optionality.hashnode.dev](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/when-the-wrong-data-structure-teaches-you-more-than-the-right-algorithm?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 7](https://hashnode.com/posts/when-the-wrong-data-structure-teaches-you-more-than-the-right-algorithm/6a25127e330a70d7e76a2fa2)

### [I Didn't Build an Options Project. I Built a Laboratory for Breaking My Own Intuition.](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/i-didn-t-build-an-options-project-i-built-a-laboratory-for-breaking-my-own-intuition?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

\- What started as "let me just plot some payoffs" became weeks of staring at graphs that quietly destroyed everything I thought I knew about risk, leverage, and markets.

9 min read · [optionality.hashnode.dev](https://optionality.hashnode.dev/i-didn-t-build-an-options-project-i-built-a-laboratory-for-breaking-my-own-intuition?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-didn-t-build-an-options-project-i-built-a-laboratory-for-breaking-my-own-intuition/6a1e9c02307f6a5bf342b14e)