19-11-2016 14:51 via feedproxy.google.com

A $19 billion hedge fund is trying to recruit tech talent with a coding contest

A $19 billion UK-based hedge fund just launched a coding contest with cash prizes for young Europeans.
Man AHL, a quantitative fund within Man Group, launched a contest for EU and Swiss residents who are between ages 16 and 25.
Here's more info from Man:
"Entrants will be tasked with writing code using Python, the programming language which Man AHL utilizes for its systematic models, to control a player for Man AHL’s homemade game HiveMinder. The seven coders that perform the bes
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