Remember that a hedge fund only sees 20% of the profit that it generates on behalf of its investors, and a large part of that goes into staffing and infrastructure costs, not to mention that quant traders like to be paid sizable bonuses (and therefore would not want to work on a trade with a small upside).
I find it extremely unlikely (almost inconceivable, in fact) that a hedge fund would divert 10 researchers to work on a trade with $20m of potential upside.
I find it extremely unlikely (almost inconceivable, in fact) that a hedge fund would divert 10 researchers to work on a trade with $20m of potential upside.