- According to reports by Bloomberg, Vanessa Selbst, one of the best poker players in the world, has joined the largest hedge fund in the world.
- Selbst made $11 million (£8 million) in her 12-year poker career.
- Reports state she will be analysing information and trading strategies.
Vanessa Selbst, who according to Bloomberg is the best poker player in the world, got a job at the largest hedge fund in the world — Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire Ray Dalio. Selbst is there to learn how to trade — reports Bloomberg.
Vanessa Selbst has won over $11 million playing poker over 12 years, making her the most successful woman in the business. Now in Bridgewater she is going to learn how to make money in a completely different way. Bloomberg has reported that her focus there will be on the analysis of information and trading strategies.
It is not yet known exactly what position Selbst would take because the information about her attachment to the fund is secret.
Bloomberg refers to an anonymous source from the fund and quotes Selbst's Facebook page where she announced the move. On December 31, Selbst revealed that she had begun her career four months earlier in an unspecified hedge fund.
Selbst stressed in her post that the trading environment is a lot like the poker scene, "a group of nerdy kids working together to beat opponents in the game." She also added that "it is very difficult."
Both Selbst and Bridgewater refused to comment on the matter.
The decision to take on Vanessa Selbst, however, should not be surprising, because Bridgewater is known for taking unusual initiatives and an innovative approach to investing.
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