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TRX Walleye Capital hires Balyasny, Millennium executives for equities team
Hedgeweek, citing Business Insider, reports that Walleye Capital appointed Jordan Tanner, formerly chief equities strategist at Balyasny Asset Management, and Anna Dev from Millennium Management to its equity long-short business. The report says both are expected to start in mid-2027, with Tanner focused on collaboration across equities, volatility and central strategy teams including through artificial intelligence, and Dev responsible for investment talent recruitment and evaluating external manager opportunities. The appointments follow the departure of Matt Giannini to Citadel, according t
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Walleye Capital appointed Jordan Tanner, formerly chief equities strategist at Balyasny Asset Management, and Anna Dev from Millennium Management to its equity long-short business.
“Jordan Tanner, formerly chief equities strategist at Balyasny Asset Management, and Anna Dev, who joins from Millennium Management”
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Tanner and Dev are expected to start at Walleye in mid-2027.
“are expected to start at Walleye in mid-2027”
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Tanner will focus on improving collaboration across fundamental equities, volatility and central strategy teams, including through artificial intelligence.
“Tanner will focus on improving collaboration across the firm's fundamental equities, volatility and central strategy teams, including through the use of artificial intelligence”
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Dev will be responsible for investment talent recruitment and evaluating opportunities to back external managers.
“Dev will be responsible for investment talent recruitment and evaluating opportunities to back external managers”
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Matt Giannini departed Walleye for Citadel after serving as chief operating officer of the equities division for less than a year.
“Giannini, who served as chief operating officer of the division for less than a year, is returning to Citadel”
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Walleye is a $17bn multi-strategy hedge fund building out its equities business under Anil Gondi, a former Balyasny portfolio manager.
“the $17bn multi-strategy hedge fund continues to expand its investment platform”
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