Do you know that college kids are doing high frequency trading from their dorms?
Most of these college kids are beating the professionals in their game.
If you want to start a quant hedge fund, you should first become a master quant trader.
Quantitative trading means using sophisticated mathematical models to build your automated trading system.
Read the blog post where I have posted a number of videos on how to start your own quant hedge fund.
Don't forget to watch the interview by a 17 year old hedge fund manager.