Wed, Nov 12, 2025
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

The top 50 hedge fund traders are off to a great start in 2023

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

The top 50 hedge fund traders are off to a great start in 2023 and their portfolios are set to surpass benchmark returns once again, said a survey.

The new analysis of the top 50 hedge funds conducted by Market Makers revealed that in 2023, nine out of ten hedge fund traders will use artificial intelligence to achieve portfolio returns.

As interest rates soar, even cash-rich investors are pulling back on risky human-powered trading and investing in AI, it said.

According to the report, using AI for analyzing trades has become increasingly commonplace at Jane Street, Barclays, HSBC, Apollo, Bridgewater & associates.

For the third year in a row, the top 50 traders collectively demonstrated asset managers, relying on a variety of strategies, generating net returns superseding average benchmarks with significantly less risk and performance that was largely independent of the market.

Microsoft's $1 billion investment into OpenAI may be one of the shrewdest bets in tech history. OpenAI released AI ChatGPT and is in discussions to raise capital at a $29 billion valuation according to Bloomberg.

"Even Google sees AI powered chatbots as a "code red" for its search business," says Market Makers VP of analytics Mike Andrews.

AI engineer Matt Forbes says, "AI has the potential to fundamentally change the way investing works, and could solve a lot of the problems that have caused investors to lose money in th......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. Global fintech investment slumps to seven-year low of $95.6bn[more]

    Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global fintech investment plummeted to $95.6 billion across 4,639 deals in 2024, marking its lowest level since 2017, as investors grappled with persistent macroeconomic challenges and geopolitical tensions, revealed a study. According to the Pulse of Fintech H2'

  2. Opalesque Exclusive: Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Private capital deal value climbed 19% in 2024, according to the latest data from the Global Private Capital Association. Growth was driven by big-ticket investments across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Investor confidence

  3. Opalesque Roundup: Citco: 77% of hedge funds achieved positive returns in January 2025: hedge fund news[more]

    In the week ending February 21st, 2025, a report revealed that hedge funds enjoyed one of their best opening months this decade in January, as Equity and Multi-Strategy funds posted strong returns. Funds administered by the Citco group of companies (Citco) delivered a weighted average return of 4%,

  4. Opalesque exclusive: Permuto's new equity unbundling product to change investment model[more]

    Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Here is a different way of owning stocks coming to you soon: the option of holding just the dividend portion of a stock, independent of its price movements. Or capturing the stock&

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds outperform mutual funds in managing extreme risk contagion - key insights for investors[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Hedge funds and mutual funds are among the most prominent vehicles for investors seeking growth and diversification. However, a critical question persists: which fund ty