The Dark History of Two Sigma – Stolen Models and Stellar Returns

Hacker Kang Gao stole buying and selling fashions from Two Sigma hoping to construct the subsequent billion-dollar quant hedge fund. On this mini-documentary, we study the darkish historical past of the notorious Two Sigma.

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References –

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1g1fp7k736xlv/Inside-the-Geeky-Quirky-and-Wildly-Profitable-World-of-Quant-Store-Two-Sigma

https://www.manhattanda.org/da-vance-kang-gao-pleads-guilty-copying-confidential-trading-information-his-former-em/

https://www.bloomberg.com/information/articles/2015-02-24/former-two-sigma-analyst-pleads-guilty-to-software-theft

https://youtu.be/KH49Ws90TmA