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The Inevitable Convergence of HFT and MFT?

How we got here — and what the future holds.

Jun 20 • 

Theodore Morapedi

May 2025

How the Race for Compute is Staged to Upend the Systematic Trading World as We Know It

Why Advanced Computing Power Is Becoming the Ultimate Edge in Quant Finance

May 28 • 

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Q1 2025: Quant Finance Talent & Strategies Deep Dive

An Onyx Alpha Partners White Paper

May 14 • 

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March 2025

The Biggest Trade of 2025? It Might Not Be in Equities.

Is 2025 the Year to Leave Institutional Trading for Crypto?

Mar 19 • 

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Hiring in Quant Finance 2025: What is Keeping Decision Makers Up at Night?

2025’s hiring season is unlike any before it.

Mar 3 • 

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November 2024

Remote Risk, Remote Reward: The WFH Era in Quant Finance

Building teams, careers, and trust in an increasingly borderless workplace.

Nov 20, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Long Non-Compete? Why Some Quant Traders are Choosing To Quit, Take a Year Out, and Return When The Market is Hot🔥

The shift in employee attitudes towards job mobility in the age of everlonger non-competes.

Mar 21, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Year End in Review: Labour Hoarding and Its Potent Consequences for the Upcoming Bonus Season.

Assessing the Long term Sustainability of Finance's Exuberant Hiring Spree: Are We Approaching a Turning Point?

Dec 29, 2023 • 

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November 2023

Speed, Precision, and the Pursuit of Performance: The Parallels between Quant Trading Firms and Formula One Teams

Dominating the Race in Markets and Motorsports: How Formula One Teams Winning Strategies Mirror Quant Trading Success

Nov 17, 2023 • 

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October 2023

The Zero Marginal Cost of Financial Data

A glance into a world where one of the most valued assets in modern times has nearly zero marginal costs.

Oct 14, 2023 • 

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August 2023

How to Evaluate Your Headhunter Relationships - Advice for Candidates: Early Signs that You Might Need to Cut Ties

A new market paradigm means past performance is not indicative of future returns and even headhunters are not off limits!

Aug 29, 2023 • 

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How to Position Yourself in a Slowing Labour Market: A Guide for Quant Traders and Engineers

Strategies for Adaptation and Growth: Enhancing Value and Visibility in a Competitive Landscape

Aug 3, 2023 • 

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