I've long wondered whether or not at one time being employed by Amaranth Advisors would be the professional equivalent of pulling a Merrill e.g. would it make you unemployable (except at Bear Stearns or Think Equity -- the IB equivalent of Frank Stallone)? Apparently the answer is 'no,' but a qualified no, that qualification being that you're neither Brian Hunter nor Nick Maounis. For instance, former AA chief operating officer Charles Winkler recently joined multi-strategy shop Hudson Bay Capital, and the entire investor relations team, which was known for being all sorts of "cheesy hot," found work at Scores (watch for them on "Happy Hour" next week).
Sadly, not everyone has had as much luck as Fonzie and the girls. Though Brian Hunter technically owns his own firm, insiders say that the market manipulator's venture is really just a front to fund legal fees associated with suing various websites for merely sharing his ideas on how he plans to fuck future clients. AA founder Rick Moranis is now in Tampa, trying, unsuccessfully so far, to get a telemarketing firm that defrauds the elderly off the ground. Anyway. I think we all know what time is:
Ex-Amaranth COO Joins N.Y. Multi-Strat Shop [FINalternatives]
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 2:59PM
"Rick Moranis"
Posted by Simon Cowell , Jan 17, 2008 3:10PM
We have one at my firm, I seriously think hes half retarded. Makes sense the firm lost so much money
Posted by Becky Boot Fan , Jan 17, 2008 3:10PM
...if it smells like fish, eat it.
Posted by HAM'05 , Jan 17, 2008 3:10PM
delish looking salmon
Posted by Becky Boot Fan , Jan 17, 2008 3:13PM
It's tough to find the bait you need to catch that kind of fish. He must me a master baiter.
Posted by Anon , Jan 17, 2008 3:15PM
IPO on my face!
Posted by Anon , Jan 17, 2008 3:17PM
is that bess with the black A tee?
Posted by Mick , Jan 17, 2008 3:17PM
Maybe instead of telemarketing scams Rick Moranis should spend his time trying to invent a contraption to shrink kids and other items.
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 3:37PM
Yeah Yeah Yeah. What I want to know is when is Bess going to be on Conan. And not "on Conan" in the sense of what someone must have done to get Erin Burnett on air.
Posted by tw , Jan 17, 2008 3:38PM
Bess, now would be a great time for the chimp holding the fish....oh. Wrong picture, but close enough.
Posted by last one out turn off the lights , Jan 17, 2008 3:44PM
god...that thing smells like an equity analyst...
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 3:48PM
is that really a salmon? I only know the stuff in the case at Zabars
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 3:56PM
what's with the Bear Stearns hating? I am new to the site. It seems to be a reoccuring theme.
Posted by Here Kitty , Jan 17, 2008 3:56PM
"AA founder Rick Moranis is now in Tampa, trying, unsuccessfully so far, to get a telemarketing firm that defrauds the elderly off the ground. "
Fucking MEOW!
Posted by slimjim , Jan 17, 2008 3:59PM
10 bucks says that after he takes the picture he goes home and consamates his marriage to it.
Posted by M.Yass , Jan 17, 2008 4:31PM
A Google search for reoccuring returned only this...Did you mean: recurring?
Posted by anonymous , Jan 17, 2008 4:38PM
Charlie Winkler is actually boning one of the cheesy investor relation girls right now...
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 5:48PM
Wow I am new to this. Yes Yass, I meant recurring. I never new there were nobs like you cruising blogs correcting spelling. Thank you.
Posted by U. Rass , Jan 17, 2008 6:30PM
@5:48 - wtf? "I never new..."
Did you mean "I never knew"?
Seriously, you need to clean that shit up
Posted by , Jan 17, 2008 8:43PM
i know three guys who are running $2B of high-yield money now. wouldn't worry about their welfare.
Posted by rahodeb , Jan 17, 2008 10:22PM
Lay off Bess regarding the spelling... this is a blog not the next great american novel.
Posted by Anal_yst , Jan 18, 2008 12:11AM
@ Rahodeb--
I actually have the next greatest american novel for you, its amazing, and really the deserving of its name, everyone (bess especially) are going to knock 'em dead!
Posted by , Jan 18, 2008 12:13AM
the spelling nazis were talking to a commenter, not bess.
Posted by Ghost of Ernest Hemingway , Jan 18, 2008 12:36AM
"Huckleberry Finn" is the great American novel.
Posted by Anon , Jan 18, 2008 10:42AM
Most of the back office people went to Merrill to start a back-office hedge fund hotel type of thing
Posted by , Jan 18, 2008 11:58AM
There is no one from Amaranth in Merrill. Just the two of us. Rest all left.
Posted by Anon , Jan 18, 2008 1:55PM
There's more than two....I think 9 or 10