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How Susquehanna Strikes a Balance in Teaching, Trading, and Taking Risk: Highlights of Todd Simkin’s Appearance on Capital Allocators

October 14, 2024 by Jeff G.

Todd Simkin recently spoke with Ted Seides of the Capital Allocators podcast. It was a wide-ranging conversation that touched on his career history, Susquehanna’s approach towards educating traders, and the risks involved when entering a new business. Check out the full interview here, and keep reading for a few of our favorite...

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How Susquehanna Teaches New Traders

November 6, 2023 by Todd

Education is extremely important to us at Susquehanna, and the amount of time and prep we give our incoming Quantitative Traders helps them to succeed once they get to the floor on their own. Quantitative Traitor Interview: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions I joined Kevin D of Quantitative Traitor to talk about...

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SIG Sponsors World’s Largest Collegiate Chess League

September 14, 2023 by Emily

We are excited to announce that SIG is the Presenting Sponsor for Chess.com’s Collegiate Chess League (CCL) and their College Ambassador Program, helping to grow the game on campuses across the U.S. and beyond. Universities from around the world compete in Chess.com’s prestigious CCL tournament. Through this partnership, we hope to...

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Book Review: The Data Detective by Tim Harford

April 14, 2021 by Todd

Tim Harford seems to be showing up again and again in the world of rational decision making, from newspapers (he is a columnist for the Financial Times) to podcasts (Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, Cautionary Tales, etc.) to radio (More or Less) to books (The Undercover Economist, How...

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SIG Sponsors Esports Team, Dignitas

June 19, 2020 by Nicole

We are excited to announce SIG’s sponsorship of Dignitas, one of the most competitive franchises in professional esports. Dignitas teams compete in some of esports’ most popular games, including League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, and VALORANT. We will be teaming up with Dignitas’ players to bring content...

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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World By David Epstein

January 13, 2020 by Rob

I have seen a theme in several books I’ve been reading lately. The authors make the case that the only way to succeed in a competitive field is to specialize early and commit to deliberate practice from an early age. This idea can be frustrating for people who weren’t given...

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