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Man Group’s Russell Korgaonkar: ‘If you stand still, you will slowly decay’

Man AHL’s chief investment officer says quants need to constantly innovate to survive as data costs spiral

‘Just because you have more data doesn’t mean you add more returns. Sometimes you’re just adding more noise.’
‘Just because you have more data doesn’t mean you add more returns. Sometimes you’re just adding more noise.’

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When Russell Korgaonkar started his career as a quantitative analyst in 2001, markets were getting more efficient. He didn’t think there was much time before quant trading would be squeezed dry.

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