'Instrumental' Jump Trading quant researcher is getting launch capital from Millennium

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Millennium founder Izzy Englander speaks at a conference.
Millennium founder Izzy Englander.

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Would recording every meeting make the world a better place? This hedge fund cofounder thinks so

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Coatue Management cofounder Thomas Laffont argued for recording work meetings so that "you know what the problem is."

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This hedge fund launched with billions, then cruised under the radar. It has quietly doubled in size.

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TOPSHOT - The Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026. Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket April 1 on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

$50 billion Tiger Global just turned 25 years old. Here are some of the famous people who have given the firm advice over the years.

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Ballerina Misty Copeland is one of many famous names who have paid Tiger Global a visit over the years.

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Ex-Sequoia investor Jeff Wang's new hedge fund had Morgan Stanley's Breakers conference abuzz

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Jeff Wang was a longtime investor for Sequoia before starting his own firm.

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Bob Iger's longtime billionaire nemesis, Nelson Peltz, is unimpressed with Disney's new CEO

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Longtime Disney leader Bob Iger won a proxy fight against Nelson Peltz in 2024.

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Advice from 6 quant executives on succeeding in systematic trading — and in life

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Geoffrey Lauprete is the head of Cubist Systematic Strategies. Jeff Yass founded proprietary trading firm Susquehanna International Group.

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I interned at a hedge fund when I was 16. It was the smartest decision I made as a teen, and it set me on the path to a career in finance.

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Yi Ke Cao, now 20, did her first internship at a hedge fund when she was 16. She's now pursuing dual degrees in accountancy and business at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University.

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Bill Ackman is planning to take Pershing Square public: report

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Bill Ackman.
Bill Ackman.

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Disney and its rivals are breaking spending records for this week's shareholder fight

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Disney CEO Bob Iger is fighting off hedge funds that want to add their members to the company's board.

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