How hedge funds are tapping prediction markets and their data for an edge

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Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said the company has been cleared for a US launch.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said the company has been cleared for a US launch.

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Renaissance, Schonfeld, and Engineers Gate stung in a shaky start for quants in 2026

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An Indian broker reacts while trading at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, January 22, 2008. Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising similar falls for Wall Street as investors abandoned assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.

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Why Wall Street's most data-obsessed investors are taking it slowly with generative AI

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Quant asset managers haven't adopted AI en masse yet.

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Divya Nettimi's Avala Global loses more staff despite a strong 2025

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Avala Global was launched by Divya Nettimi in 2022.

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China-focused hedge funds surged in 2025. Here's who won big.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy.

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Viking Global's longtime head of trading is stepping down from the $55 billion asset manager

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Andreas Halvorsen runs $55 billion Viking Global.

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Point72's strategy leader exits as Steve Cohen's $41.5 billion fund rolls out new businesses

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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has diversified his asset manager.

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Rokos Capital delivers strong performance in banner year for macro hedge funds

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Millennium's corporate strategy head is leaving the $83.5 billion hedge fund

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$33 billion Brevan Howard's two biggest funds lagged macro peers last year. Here are the returns.

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Brevan Howard CEO Aron Landry poses for a corporate portrait
Brevan Howard is now run by CEO Aron Landry, who succeeded the firm's billionaire founder, Alan Howard.

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