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With a banner year in the books, volatility traders are well positioned to cash in — and this time around, hedge funds are ready to hire.

The hiring market for quant and data-science specialists is red-hot on Wall Street.  They're the lifeblood of hedge funds, trading firms, market makers, and bank trading teams. Here's Insider's list of the top headhunters in the war for quant finance talent. The market for quant and data-science specialists has perhaps never been hotter. And the technologists, researchers, scientists, and traders developing cutting-edge investment strategies and platforms aren't just coveted by hedge funds. They're the lifeblood of high-frequency-trading (HFT) firms and proprietary market makers, as well as ...

Inside the secretive world of Wall Street quant recruiting Welcome to the secretive world of Wall Street quant recruiting. Samantha Lee/Insider The market for quant and data-science specialists on Wall Street has perhaps never been hotter. But the trading firms that employ them are highly secretive, as are the recruiters they work with. Insider spoke with more than two dozen quant recruiters about their competitive, stealthy field. "You're OK that I've recorded this call, right?"  So said one veteran recruiter who works with p...

Ringo Chiu/ZumaPresses Brevan Howard hired Gurpreet Singh as CTO of its Alpha Strategies fund. Singh is the former CTO of Point72's quant-trading group Cubist. Brevan Howard has been ramping up hiring amid a strong streak of returns. Brevan Howard has hired a chief technology officer for one of its largest strategies as the $13 billion hedge fund ramps up hiring amid a streak of strong returns.  Gurpreet Singh, formerly the CTO at Point72 Asset Management's Cubist unit, is set to join Brevan Howard's Alpha Strategies fund next week as CTO, according to sources f...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. The secretive Chase Coleman took investors inside the early days at Tiger Global. Business Insider/ Mike Nudelman Tiger Global was one of 2020's top-performing hedge funds, returning $10.4 billion to investors.  Founder Chase Coleman reflected on the wins and losses over the past 20 years in an investor letter. He disclosed the early bets that helped produce 20% annual net returns since the fund's inception. Chase Cole...