quant
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The competition poses a challenge for quant firms, which have sought to sweep up the next generation of math whizzes to retain the trading edge that has made them a force in finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Garrett DeSimone, head quant at OptionMetrics, said it has led the dispersion trade to “become a bit overcrowded,” which adds to the market’s “frothiness.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Hyperliquid was founded three years ago by Jeff Yan, a former quant trader at high-frequency trading firm Hudson River Trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“At the ratings agencies the corporate credit people are the least bad,” says a quant who engineered mortgage bonds for Morgan Stanley.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
