brianchandbound

Re:Hedge Fund Wants to Use Atomic Clocks to Beat High-Speed Traders on Monday July 11, 2016 @07:08AM (#12070237)

Funds can be split up for any number of reasons including investor specific requirements including leverage limits or volatility limits, etc. Also, more likely the case, their medallion fund strategies probably have some kind of capacity limit. I.e. Can't put too much capital into it before they start to suffer.

Re:Ask HN: Jump from quant finance into tech startup on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @03:59PM (#9029856)

Thanks--that would certainly be good to clarify.

I work at a major hf in C++/R and do a large amount of data analysis and signal generation research. A bit of excel too :)

Ask HN: Jump from quant finance into tech startup

Posted by brianchandbound on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @03:50PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi Hacker news! I am considering leaving my career in quantitative finance (2+ yes) to join a tech startup (none in mind ATM).Has anyone in the community made a similar jump?Did you find it difficult or realize any considerations in terms of skill set reqiired, lifestyle, and/or compensation ?Thanks all for the tips or advice!

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