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

Tech Insider : Business
frustrated india stockbroker trader
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.

REUTERS/Arko Datta

This French hedge fund is on a growth tear. Defying industry norms is part of its secret sauce.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
The five members of CFM's board pose for a photo
French hedge fund Capital Fund Management, which fosters an open and academic-inspired culture, is run by a five-member board.

Stefania Iemmi; courtesy of Capital Fund Management

I left quant trading to work in AI. Here's why I gave up a more secure career to join an AI startup.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
A man stands smiling in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on a foggy day, with the bridge's top partially hidden in the mist. They are wearing a dark t-shirt, white pants, and white sneakers, posing with hands in pockets.
Varun Goyal joined an AI startup last spring after graduating from his master's.

Courtesy of Varun Goyal

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