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We're subject to the same forces of capitalism that have built the entire American economy. Strong returns induce more capital flow, which creates more competitors, and you have to evolve and get better, or you die.

— Kenneth Griffin

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Source: "Citadel Boss Won't Be Hedging On Day Job," Chicago Tribune (March 2006)
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On competition among hedge funds.

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