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ððððŸð ððððððð ðŸððððð: Our first finance course is ððð ðððð! Aspiring quants should use this link to enroll: socratica.com/courses/stock-options
ððððŒððŸð ðŸðððððð from Socratica
socratica.com/pages/finance-courses
ð ¿ïž ðŸð€ð£ð£ððð© ð¬ðð©ð ðªðš ð€ð£ ððŒððððð
patreon.com/socratica
ð¬ððð ðŸððððð ðŸððððð ðððð - Quantitative Finance
ðððððð ðð ð¬ððð£ ð©ðð ðð€ðªð§ðšð ð¡ððªð£ððððš:
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
What do ððð¿ðð ðððð¿ð actually doâand who gets to invest in them? This video covers how hedge funds operate, how they charge fees, what kinds of strategies they use, and who works inside them. You'll learn about stat arb, latency arbitrage, distressed debt, and what it really means to be an accredited or qualified investor.
ð ðªð¢ð¥ ð©ð€ ðððððð§ðð£ð© ð©ð€ð¥ðððš:
0:00 Intro - hedge funds vs IRA or 401K
0:58 How are Hedge Funds structured?
1:46 Who can invest with hedge funds?
2:02 Where did the name come from?
2:54 Statistical Arbitrage (stat arb)
3:36 Latency Arbitrage
4:48 Distressed Debt
5:51 How do Hedge Funds make money?
6:49 More behind the scenes details
7:57 Who are the investors?
8:48 How to find Hedge Funds (they don't advertise)
9:28 Join our Aspiring Quant mailing list to receive infrequent, useful communications
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
ððš ð©ððð§ð ð ðŸð€ðªð§ðšð?
If youâre serious about becoming a quant, we're building a course that doesn't waste your time. No filler. Just clean code, focused projects, and a deep dive into the tools used by professionals.
Connect with us to learn when the Quantitative Finance course launches:
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
ðð ðððŸðððððð¿
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance
ð amzn.to/3Qe8zab
The Big Short (movie)
ð¬ amzn.to/4jbl5DJ
ðŒðœððð our Instructor:
Michael Harrison earned his BS in Math from Caltech, and did his graduate work in Math at UC Berkeley and University of Washington, specializing in Number Theory. A self-taught programmer, Michael taught both Math and Computer Programming at the college level. He applied this knowledge as a financial analyst (quant) and as a programmer at Google.
ðððœððŸðððœð to Socratica:
ðŠ bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
ððððððð Socratica on Patreon:
ð ¿ïž patreon.com/socratica
Music Licensed with SoundStripe:
Codes:
U1HDBTW9LB7XDWWR
NNJN0R1UJ3YHDWPZ
NU5LC5PPRH39IA5P
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ððððŸð ððððððð ðŸððððð: Our first finance course is ððð ðððð! Aspiring quants should use this link to enroll: socratica.com/courses/stock-options
ððððŒððŸð ðŸðððððð from Socratica
socratica.com/pages/finance-courses
ð ¿ïž ðŸð€ð£ð£ððð© ð¬ðð©ð ðªðš ð€ð£ ððŒððððð
patreon.com/socratica
ð¬ððð ðŸððððð ðŸððððð ðððð - Quantitative Finance
ðððððð ðð ð¬ððð£ ð©ðð ðð€ðªð§ðšð ð¡ððªð£ððððš:
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
What do ððð¿ðð ðððð¿ð actually doâand who gets to invest in them? This video covers how hedge funds operate, how they charge fees, what kinds of strategies they use, and who works inside them. You'll learn about stat arb, latency arbitrage, distressed debt, and what it really means to be an accredited or qualified investor.
ð ðªð¢ð¥ ð©ð€ ðððððð§ðð£ð© ð©ð€ð¥ðððš:
0:00 Intro - hedge funds vs IRA or 401K
0:58 How are Hedge Funds structured?
1:46 Who can invest with hedge funds?
2:02 Where did the name come from?
2:54 Statistical Arbitrage (stat arb)
3:36 Latency Arbitrage
4:48 Distressed Debt
5:51 How do Hedge Funds make money?
6:49 More behind the scenes details
7:57 Who are the investors?
8:48 How to find Hedge Funds (they don't advertise)
9:28 Join our Aspiring Quant mailing list to receive infrequent, useful communications
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
ððš ð©ððð§ð ð ðŸð€ðªð§ðšð?
If youâre serious about becoming a quant, we're building a course that doesn't waste your time. No filler. Just clean code, focused projects, and a deep dive into the tools used by professionals.
Connect with us to learn when the Quantitative Finance course launches:
ð snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
ðð ðððŸðððððð¿
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance
ð amzn.to/3Qe8zab
The Big Short (movie)
ð¬ amzn.to/4jbl5DJ
ðŒðœððð our Instructor:
Michael Harrison earned his BS in Math from Caltech, and did his graduate work in Math at UC Berkeley and University of Washington, specializing in Number Theory. A self-taught programmer, Michael taught both Math and Computer Programming at the college level. He applied this knowledge as a financial analyst (quant) and as a programmer at Google.
ðððœððŸðððœð to Socratica:
ðŠ bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
ððððððð Socratica on Patreon:
ð ¿ïž patreon.com/socratica
Music Licensed with SoundStripe:
Codes:
U1HDBTW9LB7XDWWR
NNJN0R1UJ3YHDWPZ
NU5LC5PPRH39IA5P
11UQACVBUBU7IBM2
