Citadel Getting Into The Quant Business
Former Knight Capital executives will run the new unit.
Jamil Nazarali, 43, and Matt Cushman, 37, will join Citadel in September and report to Griffin, said Devon Spurgeon, a spokeswoman for Chicago-based Citadel. They will work with groups across the firm, including equities, currencies and high- frequency trading, she said.
