Posts Tagged ‘CTAs’
Top Traders Round Table – Sunu | Bell | Bruynes #14
“Today, the rules [and regulations] are much broader, capture far more, but are far less prescriptive; more likely based on general objectives and themes rather than micromanaging exactly how things occur.” – Arthur Bell (Tweet) Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group. On today’s…
The State of Institutional Learning of Investing | Nigol Koulajian, Quest Partners | #102
“There’s more clarity gained not around the way the markets are, but the way people trade.” – Nigol Koulajian (Tweet) Katy Kaminski and I continue our conversation with Nigol Koulajian, and discuss if his strategies of working with, around, and doing the opposite of what many investors are doing, has given him any advantages? In…
Making a Simple System and Sticking To It | Robert Carver, Author & Trader | #89
The Trader-less Hedge Fund | Dave Sanderson, KFL Capital Management | #64
Every Assumption Should Be Questioned | Nigol Koulajian, Quest Partners | #63
“Volatility remained very low, so for models that are trying to be more selective and to provide alpha I would say it wasn’t a good year.” – Nigol Koulajian (Tweet) In this year-end-review, we discuss the year for CTAs and short term traders, as well as the recent collapse of the Euro/Swiss Franc peg and…
Why Huge Market Shifts Are Great Reminders | Scot Billington, Covenant Capital Management | #62
“If I was proud of something, it’s that we lost very little during the bad periods.” – Scot Billington (Tweet) In this Year End Review, we discuss the major events and unexpected market trends in 2014 as well as the major Swiss Franc move at the start of 2015. Scot Billington discusses his firm’s performance…
The Return of Volatility in 2014 | Bastian Bolesta, Deep Field Capital | #59
“It has been more important for us in 2014 to not lose money in certain markets than actually trying to perfectly capture new opportunities.” – Bastian Bolesta (Tweet) Bastian Bolesta reviews 2014 and details the ups and downs of the year for his firm and the managed futures industry as a whole. In this episode,…
How to Educate Your Clients on Managed Futures | Karsten Schroeder, Amplitude Capital | #56
“I think that diversification is king, and timing things is very difficult.” – Karsten Schroeder (Tweet) In this 2014 year-in-review, Karsten Shroeder looks at the CTA industry and give some advice on how to look at 2014 with a rational and objective eye. He also has insights into how 2015 will be for the CTA…
Want to Build a Computer That Makes Money? | Nigol Koulajian, Quest Partners | #21
“Volatility is the most important criteria behind our strategy.” – Nigol Koulajian (Tweet) Want to build a computer that makes money? Quest Partners LLC has a long, robust track record with their systematic trading approach. They utilize a different strategies from many of their peers and have diversified their product range to include equity programs both hedge and long…