Fundo de Quantificação Lendária QRT aumenta presença em Hong Kong, acelerando a expansão do misterioso departamento de Crypto Desk

【比推】Quantitative hedge fund scene is making big moves again. According to industry insiders, QRT, a well-known name on Wall Street and praised by Bloomberg as the “mysterious quantitative fund rewriting the $4.5 trillion hedge fund industry,” is aggressively expanding in Hong Kong.

Specifically, QRT has leased an entire floor in the IFC Phase II in Central and will launch its new office in the first quarter of next year. More notably, they are simultaneously advancing a low-profile Crypto Desk operation — which is the real focus.

Clues can be seen from their recent recruitment activities. QRT continues to offer high salaries in Hong Kong, with job postings for crypto asset research, quantitative analysis, and trading roles appearing one after another. Although this fund rarely makes public statements about its crypto trading activities, industry insiders understand that they are systematically expanding their crypto data and quantitative team capabilities.

A bit of background: QRT has its roots in Credit Suisse, originating from a London-based quantitative fund team. Later, it achieved independent operation through a management buyout (MBO), and over the years has remained a mysterious player in the quant circle. Although not highly exposed, the industry has always paid close attention to its technical strength and trading capabilities. This recent big move in Hong Kong, to some extent, reflects the deepening involvement of institutional capital in the crypto market.