At least, that’s what one gathers from the defacing he did to Mr. Maounis’s e-card sent out to investors in the new, less Brian Hunter-y fund, Verition, pictured here.

And the response by the Amaranth investor who for some reason was on the distribution list.

Related: Nick Maounis’s New Hedge Fund: GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT

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Comments (19)

  1. Posted by Ping Jiang | December 22, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    It’s gonna be tough to insert a pine cone.

    - P. Jiang

  2. Posted by Jack Handy | December 22, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    If you’re going to make a PJ joke, at least make it believable…PJ would be upbeat about…so “it’s gonna be tough…but you better damn well believe i’m going to try (again)”

  3. Posted by Anon | December 22, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    co-signed.

  4. Posted by Anon | December 22, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    co-signed.

  5. Posted by 5am | December 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    “May the karmic effect of your past deeds shape your future”? ROR.

    - guy still trying to figure out if that is a compliment or insult

  6. Posted by Guest | December 22, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    noted

  7. Posted by Dr. Rosenrose | December 22, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    I’m surprised the girl in the bottom right is an accredited investor.

  8. Posted by Dr. Rosenrose | December 22, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    I’m surprised the girl in the bottom right is an accredited investor.

  9. Posted by Dr. Rosenrose | December 22, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    I’m surprised the girl in the bottom right is an accredited investor.

  10. Posted by abs | December 22, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    Dude, you’ve kinda missed out the rest of the family.

  11. Posted by Guest | December 22, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    And the pets. And the toys.

  12. Posted by Unatrader | December 22, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    they are lucky Ted Kaczynski is not among the stung investors

  13. Posted by NakedShort | December 22, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Maybe the characters in the card are saying they hope Verition will be the #1 hedge fund in 2011.

    -Current AQR Managing & Founding Principal

  14. Posted by Guest | December 22, 2010 at 9:52 PM

    Good to hear. I was wondering what you’d think of that comment

  15. Posted by Carl Spackler | December 22, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    I ended up speaking with Veriton Mgt. They said there won’t be any money, but when i die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.

    -Former Amaranth Investor

  16. Posted by layla | December 22, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    and yet he nick still gives $$$ to brunswick.

  17. Posted by Joseph di Jersey City | December 23, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    I guess that I’m the only one who thought that “pine cone” looked more like a pile of used condoms.

  18. Posted by Anthony Scaramucci | December 27, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    Verition’s IR girl is a total smokeshow.

  19. Posted by Asdrsa5 | December 28, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    jerseymall.org

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