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A former Citadel quant trader, after being fired, rebuilt the entire trading algorithm using Claude Fable 5 in 48 hours, and through hedge trading on Polymarket, has profited $430,000. The story highlights a probability-based high-frequency trading strategy and the application of the law of large numbers.
Nimit Sohoni left a high-paying Citadel quant role to build next-generation voice AI at Cartesia, competing with ElevenLabs, highlighting the trade-offs between quant finance and AI research.
Discusses how AI automating high-skill work could reduce the competitive advantage of elite firms like Citadel, as individuals with AI tools could replicate work previously requiring large teams.
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says AI agents are now automating 'extraordinarily high-skilled' finance jobs.