Shashank Yadav on Why AI Agents Will Replace Hedge Funds

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Shashank Yadav discusses the impact of AI trading agents on hedge funds and the infrastructure being built by Fraction AI.

Shashank Yadav joins this episode of AI Supercycle to discuss how AI trading agents are coming for hedge funds, how Fraction AI is building that infrastructure, and more. Shashank Yadav is Co-Founder of Fraction AI, ex-Goldman Sachs AI researcher. The Rollup is where the leaders of digital assets and finance converge. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Shashank's Background 01:32 Goldman Sachs AI Role 03:35 Risk Over Returns 04:19 Perps: Biggest Driver 05:35 How Index Works 07:04 Will AI Push Back? 09:07 Why Perps & Hyperliquid 10:46 Goldman Advisor Today 11:21 Index Is Live 11:57 25,000 Strategies Run 13:38 Best Strategy Revealed 14:51 Trade Less, Win More 16:47 Prediction Markets Next 18:15 Market Structure Future 19:24 The YouTube Analogy 21:22 Agent Marketplace Coming 22:32 AI Security Concerns 23:47 No Wallet Access 25:02 How To Get Started Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd... Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://x.com/robbieklages Follow Andy on X: https://x.com/andyyy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+TsM1CRpWFgk1NGZh The Rollup Disclosures…

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Hosts: Robbie, Andy

Guest: Shashank Yadav

Topics covered

• AI trading agents
• hedge funds
• Fraction AI
• market structure
• investment strategies

Keywords

• AI agents
• hedge funds
• Fraction AI
• Goldman Sachs
• investment strategies
• market structure
• trading

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Organizations: Fraction AI, Goldman Sachs

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