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A quant fund is looking to hire high-ranking Wall Street Bets members as traders - and says a refined taste for memes will help candidates
A quant fund is looking to hire high-ranking Wall Street Bets members as traders - and says a refined taste for memes will help candidates
Isabelle LeeFeb 10, 2021, 00:56 IST
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Cindicator Capital is currently looking for a sentiment trader to join their New York-based company, Bloomberg first reported.
A crucial requirement: The applicant must be a high-ranking and active member of the notorious
Wall Street Bets subreddit.
Extra points go to those with a refined taste for memes and a sense of humour, according to the job listing.
(Bloomberg) Are you a WallStreetBets member with good karma looking to make the move from trading your own account to working for the establishment? If so, Cindicator Capital, an offshoot of alternative data provider Cindicator, has the job for you.The New York-based quantitative fund posted a job opening on LinkedIn four days ago seeking applicants for a sentiment trader position.Requirements include three years of active trading experience and, crucially, having been a member of WallStreetBets for more than a year with karma a Reddit measure of “how much good the user has done” for the community of more than 1,000. Bonus points go to those with a “refined taste for memes and a sense of humour.”Another not-so-traditional precondition: Those who studied economics or finance in college need not apply. And if that’s not enough, be ready to prove that you’re “free from any mainstream financial brainwash” in order to land the gi