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Abrams started a career on Wall Street working at Goldman Sachs Asset Management developing quantitative models and doing research for Fischer Black, co-developer of the Black-Scholes options pricing model.^[1] Between 1997 and 2000, Abrams was the co-head of Equity Derivatives and Convertible Arbitrage at Merrill Lynch.^[2]

In 2001, Abrams became the founding partner of Titan Capital Group,^[3]^[4]^[5] which was one of the first volatility arbitrage funds^[6]^[7] and at its height managed $1 billion worth^[8] of funds in the category. The funds managed by Abrams achieved notability over a period of many years, first in the Wall Street Journal's list of "The Hedge Fund 100".^[9] It received subsequent notability after being ranked as among the Top 100 funds in 2009 and 2010.^[10]^[11] Titan's funds won many other awards over a sustained period of time including: Best Middle East Fund, Best Asian Fund(Volatility), and Best Performing Hedge Fund, from notable industry publications.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] Abrams himself received credit for his work managing the success of these funds, including Best Fund Manager.^[18]^[6]

Russellcar

While at Titan, Abrams made strategic investments in Argentina, which led to Abrams founding Russellcar, which is the largest taxi company in Argentina.^[19] Abrams pledged to spend over $100 million on sustainable-only vehicles.^[20] According to Forbes, Russellcar is "dedicated to promoting gender equality in multiple facets ..." The company recruits women as drivers in order to help them become small business owners. Russellcar also provides credit financing for female drivers. Thirty percent of the company's management team and administrative positions are held by women.^[19]

In Argentina, Russellcar assists employees with setting up bank accounts (fifty percent of Argentinians are unbanked as of 2018), provides healthcare to employees and helps them pay part of their taxes.^[19]

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1. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-27/former-goldman-options-trader-moonlights-as-argentina-taxi-king|title=Former Goldman Options Trader Becomes Argentina Taxi King|last=Russo|first=Camila|date=28 July 2014|publisher=Bloomberg}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/2012/07/12/169677/titan-capital-group-%E2%80%93-best-relative-value-fund-manager|title=Titan Capital Group – Best Relative Value Fund Manager|date=7 December 2012|publisher=Hedgeweek}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://titancapital.net/index.asp|title=Titan Capital Group|website=titancapital.net|access-date=2017-01-07}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=113871211&capId=4526005&previousCapId=145409859&previousTitle=Titan%20Capital%20Group,%20LLC|title=Russell Abrams: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-01-16}}
5. ^Cited in Hedge Fund News, May 2003, Issue 37 as "focusing on trading while two other partners take care of the business side"
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/2012/07/12/169677/titan-capital-group-%E2%80%93-best-relative-value-fund-manager|title=Titan Capital Group – Best Relative Value Fund Manager|date=12 July 2012|website=HedgeWeek.com|access-date=21 January 2018}}
7. ^Hedge Fund News, May 2003, Issue 37: What is volatility arbitrage?
8. ^See 2008 Numbers: http://www.technologyinvestor.com/?p=3644
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/BA_HF100_090511.pdf|title=The Hedge Fund 100|publisher=The Wall Street Journal}}
10. ^Titan Global Return Fund Ranked #26 in Barron’s “The Top 100 Hedge Funds, ” May 11, 2009
11. ^Titan Global Return Fund Ranked #33 in Barron’s “The Top 100 Hedge Funds, ” May 24, 2010
12. ^Bloomberg's 2011 Best Performing Hedge Funds
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shariahfunds.com/pubs/awards/hfwmec2009.pdf|title=Hedge Funds World Awards Middle East|date=11 March 2009|publisher=Shariah Capital}}
14. ^Bloomberg Best Performing Hedge Funds 2001
15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/AwardsDinner/8333/AsiaHedge-Awards-2008.html|title=AsiaHedge Awards 2008 {{!}} Euromoney Conferences|website=www.euromoneyconferences.com|access-date=2017-01-11}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fundsadvisory.barclays.co.jp/ja/dms/bcfs/documents/HW-Awards-12-Article/HW%20Awards%2012%20Article.pdf|title=Hedgeweek Awards 2012|last=|first=|date=March 2012|publisher=Hedgeweek|page=|access-date=|work=Hedgeweek Awards Special Report|via=Barclays}}
17. ^Awards are notable due to the fact there were 9000-11000 competing funds and people at the time(the entire finance industry). For proof of the low end of those numbers http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/a-look-at-the-hedge-funds-that-closed/?_r=0
18. ^Hedge Funds World, Best Hedge Fund Manager Awards, 3.10.09
19. ^¹²{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissarowley/2018/03/07/how-this-entrepreneur-is-countering-sexual-assault-in-argentina-one-taxi-ride-at-a-time/#16f942d43e9e|title=How This Entrepreneur Is Countering Sexual Assault in Argentina One Taxi Ride At A Time|last=Rowley|first=Melissa Jun|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/a0ab58bf-5d6b-416a-9457-c990d16b1782|title=Betting $100M on Buenos Aires Taxi Medallions|publisher=Bloomberg}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/ylfa|title=Young Lions Fiction Award|publisher=New York Public Library}}

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