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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by jairuhme on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:49PM (#39149891)
Citadel isn't making the bulk of their alpha from simply finding an edge, its making trades in dark pools based on trade information they receive for executing trades. The individual trader won't be able to make trades at the speed required when finding small price discrepancies, nor would they have the capital to really earn anything.
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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by affyboi on Saturday January 27, 2024 @09:14AM (#39155695)
Citadel securities is the market maker, Citadel is the hedge fund and doesn’t have access to data from the other side
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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by SturgeonsLaw on Sunday January 28, 2024 @04:50AM (#39164059)
Did they pinky promise not to access the data or are there some actual barriers in place?
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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by User3456335 on Monday January 29, 2024 @05:47AM (#39174891)
It being illegal seems like a pretty big barrier to me.
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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by worik on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @06:27PM (#39197450)
> It being illegal seems like a pretty big barrier to me.

That speaks volumes about your integrity. Good on you!

But it is not true.

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Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Quantitative Trading? by User3456335 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:45AM (#39205141)
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Also, even if people cross the barrier it doesn't mean it is not there or isn't big. But thanks for the compliment!
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