'''Markov Processes International, Inc. (MPI)''' is a provider of investment technology, research and analytics. Its products are used by organizations across the financial services industry, esspecially institutional investors - asset managers, hedge funds, fund of funds - but also including private banks, investment advisors, private wealth professionals, and family offices. MPI's flagship software product is Stylus. The company was founded in 1990 by Michael Markov and Mik Kvitchko. They had developed the first returns-based style analysis (RBSA) software application based on Nobel Laureate William F. Sharpe's methodology.