WorldQuant announced the winners of its 2025 International
Quant Championship, a competition involving input from Quant Signal Sets such as
OIH, FDX, MOS, QQQ, LEN, XBI, APA, PLD, MCD, NKE, BBY, LHX, IBM, SPG, CHKP, TXN, D, ORCL, EBAY, JNJ, AKAM, LOW, LVS, BMY, COST, PRU, HAL, KHC, COP, INTU, DLTR, FCX, DVN, ABT, C, AXP, AMZN, THO, BA, XOM, JPM, MS, DIS, STT, PNC, NSC, XLB, GS, SPY, COF, MCO, T, MCHP, EXC, PBR, NUE, PEP, MMM, MSFT, ADBE, AMGN and
SBUX. The firm's
Quant Small Cap Fund boosted its stake in
Adani Power and four other stocks, while reducing exposure in six firms. New algorithm-driven analytics platform
MasterQuant was unveiled, offering upgrades to boost quant finance in crypto.
OptionMetrics exhibited at 2025's Quant Strats London, while
Sourcetable revealed its new platform,
Sourcetable Quant, aimed to provide retail investors with hedge fund-grade analysis for stocks, cryptocurrencies, and more. Despite leaving quant trading for AI, one individual expressed contentment in their AI startup career. In other news, a former Two Sigma quant was hit with fraud charges, while football clubs and quant trading reveal a curious employment overlap. As one intern claimed, up to 50% of quant researchers in hedge fund pods find their roles stressful.
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