The Iran War shocked global markets. Macro and commodities traders paid the price.

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Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 2, 2026, after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on February 28, in a large US and Israeli attack, prompting a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Iran.
The US and Israel have carried out widespread airstrikes in Iran.

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Millennium hires one of Citadel's longtime stockpickers

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Izzy Englander's Millennium has launched two internship schemes to build out the firm's pipeline.

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Citadel and Point72 posted gains in a choppy February as Balyasny and Jain Global slipped

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Ken Griffin's Citadel was up in February, according to a person close to the firm.

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This new hedge fund trying to deliver big returns without expensive PMs has lost money since it launched last summer

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How one firm is helping emerging hedge funds launch with hundreds of millions and virtually no staff

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Hedge funds are launching leaner and faster than ever

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Hedge funders were in Miami, but they're not 'all in' on Miami yet

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There was no shortage of yacht names that tempted fate.

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Meet Tekmerion: The classics-obsessed macro investor spinning out of Brevan Howard with $1 billion

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Zachary Squire and his partner Reed Morrissey are spinning out of Brevan Howard.

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Money managers are hungrier than ever for obscure data to give them an edge

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Alternative data has become commonplace at the largest asset managers.

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Short-sellers are getting loud again — and targeting tech stocks

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The number of short-seller campaigns has jumped in the last year.

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