AtlasVanguard

AtlasVanguard

Moroccan Financial Observability & Market Intelligence

Build transparent and reproducible financial observability infrastructure for Morocco's evolving markets, enabling structured understanding of derivatives dynamics, market structure, and systemic behavior.

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Open, governed, non-speculative. All work is public.

Active now — pipeline ingesting data, models running, governance operational.

Why Morocco now?

The Transition

Morocco's derivatives market is now operational

On April 6, 2026, Morocco launched its first regulated futures contract — the MASI 20 Futures — on the Casablanca Stock Exchange. This marked the operational start of derivatives trading under Loi n° 42-12, the legal framework governing futures financial instruments, overseen by the AMMC.

The introduction of derivatives fundamentally changes market structure. It introduces new dynamics that traditional monitoring cannot capture:

- Volatility transmission across sectors and instruments

- Cross-asset correlation shifts during stress events

- Hedge positioning and exposure concentration

- Systemic risk propagation channels

- Changes in liquidity formation and price discovery

Monitoring that stops at price levels, volume summaries, or index movements is no longer sufficient. A derivatives-enabled market creates a structural requirement for systematic, ongoing observability — not occasional analysis.

This transition creates a requirement for structured, reproducible financial observability infrastructure for Moroccan markets.

Our Response

Infrastructure for financial observability

AtlasVanguard is a financial observability and research infrastructure initiative — not a product, not a startup, not a trading system. It exists to build the analytical layer that Morocco's evolving markets now require.

All outputs must be traceable to documented methodology, governed computation, and reproducible data pipelines.

The objective is not prediction. The objective is observability.

→ This is not a theoretical exercise. The pipeline is ingesting real market data. The models are running. Decisions are happening now.

What we're doing right now

The pipeline runs. This website is part of the work. The harder decisions — which models, which signals, which standards — are being made transparently, right now.

INFRASTRUCTURE + WEB

Building the observability platform

We are actively developing a modular pipeline that ingests Moroccan market data (YFinance, Casablanca historical CSVs), normalizes it into a canonical format, stores it in PostgreSQL, and runs quantitative engines on top. This website you're reading is part of that work — a public portal that will surface reports, metrics, and governance decisions as they happen. The pipeline code is currently shared with members and will open publicly as the infrastructure stabilizes.

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GOVERNANCE

Deciding how we work together

We are operationalizing a public governance model: a Steering Committee sets direction, Special Interest Groups (SIGs — domain-specific teams) own different parts of the work, and every methodological change goes through a formal RFC process (propose → discuss → approve → adopt). This means no single person can quietly change a calculation. Everything is documented in the open governance repository.

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MODELS + SIGNALS

Choosing which models and signals matter

We debate and document every analytical choice: realized vs EWMA volatility, rolling window lengths, benchmark selection for betas, correlation methodologies. We decide which signals to surface — volatility regimes, sector heatmaps, stress indicators — and how to present them so they serve analysts, regulators, and researchers. Nothing is hidden. Every parameter is explicit and approved through RFCs.

See current RFCs →

Who this is for

A public observatory only works if finance, engineering, and regulatory professionals can all see themselves in it.

Finance professionals

Shape how derivatives, volatility, and market structure are analyzed. Your domain knowledge ensures the models reflect reality, not just math.

Quants & researchers

Build, test, and document the statistical engines. Your work becomes part of a public, citable observability infrastructure.

Engineers & data specialists

Design the ingestion pipelines, databases, and API layers that make observability reliable and reproducible.

Regulators & policy analysts

Engage with a transparent research process. Understand the assumptions behind market signals before they reach your desk.

Students & academics

Learn by contributing to real financial infrastructure. You'll be accompanied through onboarding — no prior production experience required.

All roles are welcome. You don't need to know everything on day one. New members are accompanied through onboarding — you won't be left to figure things out alone.

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Join the observatory

AtlasVanguard is actively seeking contributors who want to build the analytical layer for Morocco's evolving markets. Whether you're a seasoned quant, a student, or a regulatory analyst, there is a place for you here.

What happens after you apply: Your application is reviewed by the Steering Committee. Once accepted, you receive a Slack invitation and are paired with an initial guide. You'll spend your first weeks learning the structure, meeting your domain team, and exploring current work — at your own pace. There is no pressure to produce immediately.

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Applications are reviewed regularly. You'll hear back within a few weeks. All backgrounds welcome.