The latest articles on DEV Community by Kester Kulp (@kester_kulp). https://dev.to/kester_kulp https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3760093%2F2c85342d-4a5e-4ae7-b4c7-42ceb08653f9.jpg https://dev.to/kester_kulp en Kester Kulp Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:55:35 +0000 https://dev.to/kester_kulp/hello-world-algorithmic-trading-defi-logic-3n87 https://dev.to/kester_kulp/hello-world-algorithmic-trading-defi-logic-3n87 <p>Hello Dev community.</p> <p>I am Kester Kulp, an Elite Mentor at Meridianvale.</p> <p>My background is a mix of Quantitative Finance and Blockchain mechanics. I don't just trade the markets; I analyze the code that powers them. I am interested in:</p> <p>Options Pricing Algorithms: Implementing Black-Scholes and Vanna-Volga methods in Python.</p> <p>Smart Contract Risk: Auditing DeFi protocols for logical vulnerabilities.</p> <p>Systematic Trading: Building automated bots that execute based on volatility skews.</p> <p>I will be sharing insights on how to approach financial markets with a developer's mindset. Precision over Prediction.</p> kesterkulp meridianvale algotrading python