Hacker News with Generative AI: Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds Are Pocketing Much of Their Clients' Gains with 'No Limit' Fees (bloomberg.com)
In 2023, the main hedge fund at billionaire Dmitry Balyasny’s eponymous firm notched a gross return of 15.2%.
Hedge Funds, Finance, Investments, Fees
160 points by wslh 11 days ago | 124 comments
Chinese Quant Whiz Built DeepSeek in the Shadow of a Hedge Fund Rout (bloomberg.com)
Three years ago, Liang Wenfeng’s quantitative hedge fund firm apologized profusely to investors for losing money during a tumultuous period for China’s stock market.
Finance, Hedge Funds, China, Quantitative Investing
5 points by alecco 25 days ago | 1 comments
A hedge fund exodus reshaped global cocoa markets (japantimes.co.jp)
Behind a record surge in cocoa prices this year, a corner of financial markets that drives the cost of chocolate underwent a seismic shift: The hedge funds that oiled its workings headed for the exit.
Finance, Commodities, Chocolate, Hedge Funds
3 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 0 comments
ArcticDB: Why a Hedge Fund Built Its Own Database (infoq.com)
Hedge Funds, Databases, Finance, Technology
134 points by todsacerdoti 185 days ago | 55 comments
The Last 72 Hours of Archegos (bloomberg.com)
Finance, Hedge Funds, Investment, Market Analysis
6 points by voisin 207 days ago | 0 comments
Quant Mutual Fund Defies Industry Norm with Leveraged Nasdaq Bet (bloomberg.com)
Finance, Investing, Nasdaq, Hedge Funds
6 points by paulpauper 226 days ago | 1 comments
How Jim Simons Revolutionised Investing (economist.com)
Investing, Finance, Hedge Funds, History
14 points by tromp 278 days ago | 4 comments
Jane Street raked in $4.4B at start of 2024 (ft.com)
Finance, Hedge Funds, Investment
28 points by bblcla 311 days ago | 44 comments