The guy doesn't exist. The whole article is a work of fiction. Pando must be desperate for traffic.
> After dropping out of college, the Man took a job in high-frequency trading when he was 20, where, he claims, he made a killing.
Are we supposed to believe that a person who dropped out of college, with no computer science or programming background, is hired by a hedge fund or the proprietary trading desk of a large bank to help develop their HFT software and algorithms?
> Are we supposed to believe that a person who dropped out of college, with no computer science or programming background, is hired by a hedge fund or the proprietary trading desk of a large bank to help develop their HFT software and algorithms?
No kidding. Not to mention, if he indeed 'made a killing' in the finance industry, why would he be hustling trying to resell iPads and now Air-bnb suites? Seems something programming-related or becoming an ex-pat in a tropical country with nice beaches would be more suitable for someone in their 20's that hates their job and has a lot of money...
I was surprised by that as well, but there may be some explanation. For example, he was a teenage hacker and had connections - through his family or other. So maybe he knew someone at a high frequency trading hedge fund who saw that the guy could code, and gave him a chance.
I agree that it's a bit far fetched, but IMHO it's plausible and I wouldn't be surprised if more than one person had already landed a lucrative job in the financial sector that way.
> After dropping out of college, the Man took a job in high-frequency trading when he was 20, where, he claims, he made a killing.
Are we supposed to believe that a person who dropped out of college, with no computer science or programming background, is hired by a hedge fund or the proprietary trading desk of a large bank to help develop their HFT software and algorithms?