But such traders are already increasingly scarce, with many macro funds, which bet on economic trends across a wide range of assets, relying more on algorithms and quantitative strategies than white-knuckle bets.
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The former hedge fund manager has been convicted of directing $725m in trades to intentionally raise the value of the rand against the US dollar in December 2017.