Systematic trading firms like Citadel, RenTech, and Jump Trading are going to increasingly great lengths to handcuff their quantitative trading talent.
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The market for quant and data-science specialists on Wall Street has perhaps never been hotter.
They re the lifeblood of hedge funds, trading firms, market makers, and bank trading teams.
Insider gathered a list of the foremost headhunters in the war for quant finance talent.
2020 was a tough year for quant hedge funds. The performance of giants like Bridgewater, Renaissance Technologies, and Two Sigma sagged amid the coronavirus-fueled market mayhem, while fundamental shops made a killing.