Developing Crowd-Sourced Trading Strategies and DIY Hedge Funds

It was once the norm that being a hedge fund quant required some seriously impressive academic credentials. Straight-A’s at school, a degree from a top tier university, and perhaps even a PhD was needed to impress employers. And even then, you would still have to prove your worth via gruelling interviews and numeracy tests, before eventually the fund decides to either hire you for the coveted position or someone else. But recently, a new and more inclusive type of funds has emerged that takes such stringent requirements out of the equation. Instead, if you have a passion for testing methodologies,…...