quant
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A rush of retail investors and quant funds has caused a shift toward more borrowed money and more short-term trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
These shares were among the most heavily shorted in recent years, but positive news on a cancer vaccine from Moderna and Merck sent those stocks flying, crushing some quant and other hedge funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A quant-trading firm that has piled up profits in recent years, Jane Street lost money in other ways last month, too, as quant traders suffer through a rough period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
So-called quant firms, which use sophisticated mathematical models to come up with trades, have for years wooed top young talent with lucrative compensation that big banks struggle to match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
