Sigmas
A senior Two Sigma quant researcher is leaving for Cubist.Kan Huang co-led a key machine-learning unit known as techniques forecasting.Jin Choi, Huang’s interim cohead, has been named sole head of the long-running techniques group. A senior leader in one of Two Sigma’s key research units is leaving the firm for…
Hedge-fund founders are masters of the universe, making their fortunes with elaborate computer systems, never-before-seen strategies, and prescient predictions.But succession still flummoxes these billionaires, who often build their firms by touting their own personal genius.Battles over who will take over long-running funds, such as the one that took place over…
