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I’m a reporter on Forbes’ wealth team, where I cover titans of industry from a variety of backgrounds. From lords of finance and casino magnates to proprietors of the fast-food chicken sandwich and the no-whip, non-fat, venti caramel machiatto, I’m keeping tabs on these movers and shakers and what they do with their fortunes. I’m a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and I’ve worked at an assortment of news outlets, including the Associated Press, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Email thoughts, tips and witty banter to amorrell@forbes.com or follow me @awmorrell.

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• 約1.2兆円の世界的地位を築いたハドソン・リバー・トレーディング。アルゴリズム、AI活用、さまざまな資産クラスで収益を伸ばす手法とは？　 | Business Insider Japan

  By Alex Morrell Verified| Business Insider Japan Verified ジェーン・ストリート多様な商品と戦略（Jane Street）、シタデル・セキュリティーズ（Citadel Securities）、XTXマーケッツ（XTX Markets）のような自己勘定取引の大手が近年大きなニュースになる中、ハドソン・リバー・トレーディング（Hudson River Trading、HRT）はひそかに世界的大企業に成長した。 この件に詳しい関係者によれば、2024年にはHRTの純取引収入は80億ドル（約1.2兆円、1ドル＝149円換算）近くに達し、過去最高を記録する。ただし、これは非公開情報なので、この匿名での発言だ。 ほとんどの競合他社と同様、HRTは非上場で公開情報がほとんどないため、この業績が過去数年と比較してどうなのかはよくわからない。しかし、S&Pグローバル社のリサーチレポートによると、2024年9月までのHRTの業績は、2023年と比べほぼ倍増している。格付け会社は、これにより同社の信用格付けが1段階上昇し、事業の多様化と拡大におけるHRTの成功を示していると述べている。...

  By Alex Morrell Verified · Business Insider Japan

  Mar. 05, 2025

• Hudson River Trading has quietly built a $8 billion global powerhouse

  By Alex Morrell Verified| Business Insider Verified Exclusive HRT via Glassdoor This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Hudson River Trading's net trading revenue hit nearly $8 billion in 2024, a record high. HRT has expanded into new markets and asset classes, doubling head count over the past four years. The firm has grown its high-frequency business and longer-duration trades in its Prism unit.

  By Alex Morrell Verified · Business Insider

  Mar. 02, 2025

• How Paloma Partners is repaying $1.2 billion to investors — including pulling money from external managers

  By Alex Morrell Verified| Business Insider Verified Exclusive Donald Sussman founded Paloma Partners in the 1980s. The fund is best known for seeding quant giant D.E. Shaw. Manny Fernandez/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Paloma Partners told investors last fall it would take time to meet $1.2 billion in redemptions.

  By Alex Morrell Verified · Business Insider

  Feb. 21, 2025

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