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This article contains several inaccuracies which I would like to address. I have a connection to WorldQuant and declare that I will conform with all rules of editing for connected editors.

The simplest changes are facts/statistics within the Infobox and tense changes. As these are uncontroversial, I will implement these myself throughout the page, please see the sources below:

Offices: https://www.worldquant.com/contact/
Number of Employees: https://www.worldquant.com/how-we-work/
Key People: https://www.worldquant.com/who-we-are/leadership/

Moving on to changes which might warrant a discussion, the third sentence of the lead contains out of date information and as such is not a good summary of the firm. Could we remove this sentence so the focus is on each of the endeavours as they come up organically in the article?

WorldQuant operated the WorldQuant Challenge, where participants compete in the field of quantitative finance, and WorldQuant Accelerator, an independent portfolio manager platform. In 2015 the WorldQuant Foundation launched WorldQuant University.

In the section "Millennium spinoff", can we remove the quote "~~with the goal of creating a "stand-alone brand to help recruit quantitative talent"~~" as this is unsourced.

In the paragraph about WorldQuant Accelerator, much of this information is not accurate and the Accelerator does not exist anymore. Can this paragraph be reduced to the following?

In February 2017 WorldQuant announced the launch of WorldQuant Accelerator, an independent portfolio manager platform to compete with other open source trading platforms, mainly Numerai, QuantConnect & Quantopian. At the time of its launch the new platform had 15 independent teams, with plans outlined to double that number over the next two years.[11] The new platform allowed WorldQuant's independent portfolio managers to access WorldQuant technology such as back-testing technologies and impact modeling.[11] The platform also allowed managers to retain the rights to their algorithms~~, a detail that Bloomberg said was "rare in the industry" and "could help WorldQuant compete for the top minds."~~[8] The platform is no longer active.

Can the following also be removed? It is inaccurate to say "elected" rather than appointed in any case, and this individual is no longer with the firm:

~~In May 2020, Gary Chropuvka has been elected as President by WorldQuant.~~

Other out of date information includes the office location list.

The "Services and business model" section is also inaccurate, WorldQuant does not "provide" market research or trading. Can this paragraph be reduced as follows?

WorldQuant LLC is a hedge fund[8] and a quantitative investment management firm, providing related services such as portfolio management, market research and trading. Described by the Wall Street Journal as "part of the forefront of a new quantitative renaissance in investing"[6],.[21] The firm has a "computational" approach to its quantitative trading that utilizes "data mining, statistical methods and artificial intelligence". Deep learning and artificial intelligence are used as tools to help with small-scale trading.

Finally, to bring the article up to date, could we also add the AngelList investment to the "WorldQuant Ventures" section:"In December 2021 WorldQuant Ventures invested in AngelList's Early Stage Quant Fund." (see sources https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/22/angellist-just-closed-a-25m-fund-to-back-startups-based-on-hiring-velocity/ and https://thecapitalquest.com/2021/12/23/angellist-raises-25-mn-for-data-driven-vc-fund/ )

Many thanks for reviewing this request Yuccata86 (talk) 09:43, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As an addition to this request, could we also add the following recent development under “Related Enterprises”?

Global Alphathon

In 2022 WorldQuant initiated Global Alphathon, an international competition where quants build and submit alphas using WorldQuant’s BRAIN platform. (see source https://www.businessinsider.com/worldquant-coding-competition-consulting-opportunities-quants-2022-8 )

Many thanks Yuccata86 (talk) 17:18, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]