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- 12 Nov 20252shares
Goldman trader moves to Balyasny
Balyasny Asset Management has hired Wajih Ahmed, a former Goldman Sachs inflation trader and child math prodigy, for its London office.
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- 12 Nov 20252shares
Quant firm offers £806k in flexible workspace
Trading firm Five Rings appears to be expanding its office space, suggesting the firm is growing.
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- 12 Nov 20252shares
Hedge funds oppose UK climate disclosure
AIMA is lobbying the UK to exempt hedge funds from new rules requiring detailed net‑zero transition plans.
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- 12 Nov 20251shares
Standard Chartered tech directors exit to wealth fund
GIC is hiring and expanding its workforce.
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- 12 Nov 2025
Short sellers turn defensive in crowded consumer stocks
In October short sellers grew more defensive, crowding into consumer stocks while still betting against tech.
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- 4 Nov 20255shares
Winton launches US futures fund
Winton, a UK quantitative firm, entered the US mutual fund market by becoming adviser to the Altegris Futures Evolution Strategy Fund.
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- 4 Nov 20253shares
Bain Capital buys stake in Innocap
Bain Capital bought a minority stake in Montreal’s Innocap to tap growing institutional demand for separately managed accounts.
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- 4 Nov 20253shares
Hedge funds cut oil shorts after sanctions
Hedge funds sharply reduced short bets on Brent crude after US sanctions on Russia’s top oil companies triggered a large, record unwind.
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- 4 Nov 20252shares
Millennium eyes $5bn
Millennium Management is raising $5 billion to start a new private‑markets fund, moving beyond its usual liquid strategies.
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- 4 Nov 20252shares
Carlyle talent returns
People and companies are returning to banks, but they’re using them in new, different ways than before.
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- 4 Nov 20251shares
UBS nears CS integration
A long‑awaited announcement/launch has finally happened.
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- 4 Nov 20251shares
Ananym urges LKQ to divest Europe
Ananym Capital urges LKQ to sell its European unit to raise cash for big share buybacks.
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- 4 Nov 20251shares
JPMorgan hires trader made MD at 27
A hedge fund has closed after just a ten-month run.
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- 4 Nov 20251shares
Hedge funds cover Magnificent Seven shorts
Goldman says surprise strong earnings at five big tech firms forced hedge funds to buy back shares and cover shorts.
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- 4 Nov 20251shares
OConnor Sale
UBS is proceeding with the sale of its O’Connor hedge fund unit to US brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald.
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- 4 Nov 2025
Macquarie Picks
Macquarie’s Melbourne Cup predictions narrowly picked the winner — it was right by a nose.
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- 4 Nov 2025
- 4 Nov 2025
Citi CTO: AI Cuts
AI Cuts: Citi published a compendium of AI use cases — a short guide to how AI can be applied in finance.
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- 27 Oct 20254shares
Funds Wary of Crypto
Big institutions are wary of crypto hedge funds, saying the operational risks outweigh the rewards.
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- 27 Oct 20253shares
Balyasny Expands Asia Team
Balyasny added four traders to its Asia macro team under Ron Choy, who joined this year with a reported pay package up to $30M.
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- 27 Oct 20253shares
Nickel Digital Boosts Allocations
Nickel Digital is shifting to allocate more to global trading teams to try to lift investor returns.
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- 27 Oct 20253shares
Palliser Pushes LG Chem on Battery Value
London activist Palliser Capital bought a stake in LG Chem and is pushing the company to correct what it calls heavy undervaluation.
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- 27 Oct 20253shares
Citadel hires Goldman quant for power
An MD was promoted and then left to join a hedge fund within two years.
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- 27 Oct 20252shares
Reversals hit quant funds
Quant-driven hedge funds hit their worst month since July after crowded trades suddenly reversed.
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- 27 Oct 20252shares
Top listed hedge fund seeks rebound
Man Group must decide whether to stick with its quantitative focus or diversify into other strategies.
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- 27 Oct 20252shares
Dubai regulator clears Magellan
Dubai regulator cleared Magellan Capital after a months-long investigation, the firm said.
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- 27 Oct 20252shares
RTX hires ex-swaps trader as Asia CPO
RTX Fintech & Research appointed André Léger as Chief Product Officer and Head of Markets for Asia.
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- 27 Oct 20252shares
Ace Bitcoin Hedge Fund
Ace Digital will launch a NOK5m Bitcoin fund for professional investors by end-2025 after buying Ace Funds AS.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
Citadel CTO Prefers Top Engineers
Citadel wants tech hires with strong coding, problem-solving, quick learning, teamwork, and high drive.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
Qubes Futuristic Pay
An article proposes a new payroll method—real-time/on-demand pay—that could one day become the norm.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
BOE Fast-Tracks Hedge Fund Minutes
The Bank of England will speed up publishing its quarterly meeting minutes to avoid insiders getting a policy advantage.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
Hedge fund redemptions ease
Investors planned slightly fewer hedge-fund withdrawals in October as the redemption indicator dropped from 2.21 to 1.86.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
ExUBS/JPM quant builds London team
Hidden Road is quietly expanding and hiring new employees.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
Goldman hires MS ED after team sold
Market-making roles are moving away from traditional banks to other types of firms.
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- 27 Oct 20251shares
ExCitadel, Millennium researchers join crypto fund
A young London crypto hedge-fund manager is recruiting more talent to grow the team.
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- 27 Oct 2025
AI replaces menial bank jobs
A senior technologist outlines why hiring is currently paused at the moment.
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- 9 Oct 20256shares
New Director at Temple Capital
Temple Capital has expanded its team by appointing Valerie Schaber as Director and Martin Boczek as Head of Capital Formation.
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- 9 Oct 20255shares
AI Boosts WorldQuant Contest
WorldQuant's International Quant Championship has seen a record 80,000 university entrants this year, double from last year, due to AI advancements.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
EDL Capital's Hedge Fund Approaches 30% Gain
EDL Capital, led by Edouard de Langlade, is set to achieve its strongest annual result with a 29.9% return year-to-date through September.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
Digital Assets Funds See Record Inflows
Digital asset investment products experienced a record $5.95bn inflow last week due to weak employment data and concerns over US government stability.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
Syed Introduces Fir Tree Strategy to Lighthouse
Faisal Syed and his team have transferred their hedge fund strategy from Fir Tree Partners to Lighthouse Group after Fir Tree decided to return external capital to investors.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
TMX Group acquires Verity
TMX Group has acquired US-based investment research provider Verity to boost its global data services through TMX Datalinx.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
IMC hires Credit Suisse veteran
Credit Suisse's staff are highly regarded in the electronic trading sector.
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- 9 Oct 20254shares
Parameta Solutions boosts OTC oil transparency
Parameta Solutions, a TP ICAP Group division, has launched an upgraded real-time OTC oil market data service for a quicker, clearer global market view.
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- 9 Oct 20253shares
Tech rally boosts Jericho Capital
Jericho Capital, led by Josh Resnick, made significant gains in tech stocks like AppLovin, Oracle, and Nvidia in 2025, according to Institutional Investor.
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- 9 Oct 20253shares
Calamos and Aksia launch new hedge fund offering
Calamos and Aksia have expanded their AC Private Markets partnership with the Calamos Aksia Hedged Strategies Fund, providing access to a diversified portfolio of hedge fund managers.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Kempner Acquisition
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP has purchased $1.4bn in nonperforming loans from Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC, marking its second major distressed debt deal with the bank.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
US Funds 2025
The annual Hedgeweek® Funds of the Future event for emerging and established hedge funds is happening today at Convene 237 Park Ave, New York.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Ground Surges
London-based hedge fund, High Ground Investment Management, has seen a significant increase in performance this year with its global equities fund up 26.7% year-to-date.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Danish Tax Loss
Denmark’s tax authority, SKAT, has lost a $1.9bn lawsuit against hedge fund manager Sanjay Shah and his defunct firm Solo Capital over cumex dividend tax schemes.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Pepper on Talent Wars
Donald Pepper, co-CEO Head of Multi-Strategy at Trium Capital, discusses the current market euphoria and the low institutional allocations to hedge funds in the latest instalment of Alternative Views.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Hedge funds losses in October
Goldman Sachs reports that systematic hedge funds have had their worst start to a month in nearly two years, with daily losses in the first week of October.
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- 9 Oct 20252shares
Yen traders squareup post election
Macro hedge funds were heavily involved in yen trading on Monday, mostly squaring up bullish positions rather than making new bearish bets, according to Nomura International and Citigroup.
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- 9 Oct 20251shares
Tech team favored Citadel
ETF Accelerator alumni are highly sought after in the buy-side of the market.
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- 9 Oct 20251shares
Google engineers lured prop trading
There is a growing trend of top students preferring careers in financial services.
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- 9 Oct 20251shares
Millennium shorts Metlen
Millennium Management, a New York-based hedge fund, has taken a £35m short position in Metlen Energy & Metals, two months after the company's debut on the London Stock Exchange.
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- 3 Oct 20256shares
Japan Election Volatility
Hedge funds like Epic Partners and K2 Asset Management are planning to capitalize on Japan's close leadership contest.
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- 3 Oct 20254shares
Rothschild Adds Quant Expertise
Edmond De Rothschild is incorporating quantitative investment skills into its WealthBriefing.
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- 3 Oct 20254shares
TrustStrategy Upgrades AI Quant
TrustStrategy has launched an AI Quant upgrade that supports high frequency trading.
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- 3 Oct 20253shares
CoinShares Acquires Bastion
CoinShares plans to buy London's Bastion Asset Management to boost its active management skills.
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- 3 Oct 20253shares
Hudson River Trading Pays £940k on Average
Hudson River Trading's UK and Ireland staff received an average pay of £652k last year.
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- 3 Oct 20253shares
Workiva Valuation Plan
Irenic Capital Management, a shareholder in Workiva Inc, suggests strategies to increase the software company's share value.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Optiver Hires Ex-JPMorgan Head
AK is starting a new business venture in New York.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Brevan Howard Boosts US Team
Brevan Howard expands its New York team with Portfolio Manager Hsu from Two Sigma, starting in December.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
New HPC Firm with Trader Links
A new investment firm is investing billions in high-performance computing centers.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Global Payments Board
Global Payments has added Patricia Watson and Archana Deskus to its board of directors, following stakebuilding by Elliott Investment Management.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
MasterQuant
MasterQuant's AI trading bot, The Trade Machine, is transforming the landscape of smart investing.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Digital Assets Outflows
Despite a $812m outflow last week, digital asset investment products have seen strong YTD inflows of $39.6bn, nearly equalling last year's record, says CoinShares.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Greenlight Analyst Info Sharing
Ex-Greenlight Capital analyst, James Fishback, has admitted to leaking confidential information and agreed to cover the hedge fund's legal expenses in a lawsuit against him.
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- 3 Oct 20252shares
Hedge Funds London Cocoa
Hedge funds have turned bearish on London cocoa for the first time in three years, anticipating increased global supplies after a major crunch in West Africa.
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- 3 Oct 20251shares
Qube Hires 300 in UK
Qube Research has seen substantial growth due to a year of aggressive recruitment.
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- 3 Oct 20251shares
Hedge Funds Converge
The article provides a comparative analysis of prop shops and pod shops.
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- 3 Oct 20251shares
Python Libraries for Banking
The article explores the subject of pandas and other associated topics.
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- 3 Oct 2025
Barclays Hires MD from Citi
The article delves into the concept of a one in, one out policy or scenario.
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- 3 Oct 2025
Nomura Hires HSBC Chief Architect
Nomura boosts its technology team by recruiting another leading technologist from HSBC.
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- 22 Sep 20256shares
JSCC Yen Swaps Cleared
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has allowed Japan Securities Clearing Corp (JSCC) to clear yen-denominated interest rate swaps for US clients, benefiting hedge funds.
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- 22 Sep 20255shares
Hedge Funds Bullish Oil
Hedge funds have rapidly increased optimistic investments in crude oil due to escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
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- 22 Sep 20253shares
Jain Global Hires BlackRock PM
Jain Global, a hedge fund owned by Bobby Jain, has bolstered its investment team by appointing ex-BlackRock partner and specialist, Joseph Kansao, as a Portfolio Manager.
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- 22 Sep 20253shares
SEC Delays Hedge Fund Rules
The US SEC has postponed new hedge fund disclosure requirements until October 2026.
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- 22 Sep 20253shares
kWeek Trading Firm Internship
Getting an internship in electronic trading market making or high-frequency trading is difficult.
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- 22 Sep 20253shares
Little Harbor Short Fund Launch
Little Harbor Advisors is launching a multi-manager short-only hedge fund targeting financials, real estate, private equity, and solar energy.
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- 22 Sep 20252shares
AlphaQuest Loss
AlphaQuest, a quantitative hedge fund, reported an 11.4% decrease in 2025 until the end of August.
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- 22 Sep 20252shares
MFA urges SEC on shortselling
The Managed Funds Association is urging the SEC to alter regulations restricting hedge funds' involvement in public offerings after shorting the same stock.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
Ex-Goldman Sachs MD joins high-paying data firm
From SecDB to Databricks explores the shift or comparison between two data management platforms.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
NY trading firm pays 1 million
Five Rings' London branch has seen a substantial decline in performance over the previous year.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
US court supports Elliott affiliate in Citgo battle
A US court has backed Elliott Investment Management's bid to purchase Citgo Petroleum’s parent company, PDV Holding, via a court-directed share auction.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
LSEG REDI Launch
LSEG DampA has integrated REDI into Workspace, enhancing execution management on its main platform for investor's frontoffice workflows.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
Schonfeld Hires Tech
Schonfeld is currently undergoing organizational changes.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
Digital Assets Fund Growth
Digital asset products saw $3.3bn inflows, increasing AuM to $239bn, nearing August's record due to improved bitcoin and ether sentiments, according to CoinShares' report.
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- 22 Sep 20251shares
Optiver Raises UK Pay
The Dutch market maker has reported a successful business year.
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- 29 Aug 20255shares
Numerai Secures JPMorgan Allocation
Numerai, a San Francisco hedge fund supported by Paul Tudor Jones, has received up to $500m from JPMorgan Asset Management, potentially increasing its assets to nearly $1bn within a year.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
GIPR Added to Quant Screener
GIPR has been included in the Custom Quant Screener, however, there has been an error in data retrieval.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
Hedge Funds Increase China Stock Buying
According to a Morgan Stanley report, global hedge funds are escalating their investments in Chinese stocks, with August predicted to have the largest monthly inflows since February.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
Windward Cineplex Buybacks
Windward Management is urging Cineplex Inc to implement aggressive share buybacks, sell non-essential assets, and prepare for a possible sale.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
Court Orders SEC Shortselling Review
A US appeals court has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to reevaluate its cost-benefit analysis of short-selling disclosure rules, marking a minor win for hedge fund groups.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
Urban Gro Inc. Quant Tools Ranking
According to a market trend report, Quant Tools has classified Urban Gro Inc. as a high-risk, high-reward investment based on AI-powered market entry strategies.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
ExodusPoint Hires Gen AI Expert
The article offers advice on how to appeal to leading investment funds.
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- 29 Aug 20252shares
Citadel Hires Teenagers for $200
The article explores Citadel Securities' inclination towards a particular kind of young talent.
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- 29 Aug 20251shares
Ex-BoA Quant Finds LLM Traders Avoid Trading
The article conveys the annoyance of having your Master of Laws (LLM) adhere to simple instructions.
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- 29 Aug 20251shares
Elliott Leads Citgo Auction
An affiliate of Elliott Investment Management leads the auction for PDV Holding, Citgo Petroleum's parent company, with a bid higher than Dalinar Energy's previous $7.4bn offer.
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