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At just 23, amidst the economic turmoil of the 2007 financial crisis, Leong formed a group of friends to venture into quantitative trading. Although his initial efforts did not yield immediate success, they laid the groundwork for his future innovations. Five years later, integrating machine learning with quantitative finance, he co-founded Jitong Zang Asset Management, a firm that reflects his intellectual roots, named after ancient mathematical texts.