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The Quest to Turn “B” into “A”.

Using diversification in currency portfolios and cutting edge allocation methodology, alternative investment managers believe they can create alpha. The ongoing quest for alpha must be kept in harmony with the foreign exchange manager’s goal of creating the highest returns attainable while minimizing volatility...

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Algorithmic Trading is the method of choice

Algorithmic trading, using mathematic models developed by PhD’s at various investment banks and trading firms, is quickly growing in favor. In fact, according to a consultancy firm, by the year 2010 algorithmic trading may be responsible for over 50% of all U.S. equity trades ...

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Jason Dekker: Systemizing Trades Will Generate High Returns

While not as yet so famous as some of his contemporaries, Jason P. Dekker, CEO of Decker Capital Management, has developed a method of system trading to generate profits that make him the envy of...

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Citadel Investment Group: Its Management and Methods Achieve Success as a Firm of the Future

With a strong preference for trading on an electronic platform, the Citadel Investment Group, LLC may be providing the investment community with a window of enlightenment for the investment firm ...

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The Story of Peter Andreas Thiel: From Frankfurt to the World of Global Markets.

If one believes in luck, fate, karma, or even the Universal Law of Attraction, the story of money manager extraordinaire, Peter Andreas Thiel, will only reinforce one’s beliefs. Of equal importance, the traits ...

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Quant Shop JDFX Develops New Electronic Trading Platform

JDFX, a Swiss Forex Fund, is preparing for a re-launch very soon. With $50 Million of capital, management is enthused about the future. They have developed a new program with three automated trading ...

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Options can be an integral part of any investment strategy

Integra utilizes a consistent three-step process: 1) Fundamental Analysis, 2) Technical Analysis, and 3) Market Position Analysis. This fund starts with a fundamental view that is derived from an in...

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Hedge Funds Look to the Capital Markets as Most Other Companies Do

Hedge Funds Look to the Capital Markets as Most Other Companies Do

“ Permanent Capital.” Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? While some of the definitions differ slightly, permanent capital represents funds that will not or cannot be redeemed. Financial institutions depend on ...

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Hedge Funds and Consistent Returns

Hedge Funds and Consistent Returns

Vicente Andres Zaragoza has generated an average return four times the return of his peer managers helped by original software designed by his company. His fund, the $100 Million Pentium Quantitative Fund, one of four in his group ...

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University of Chicago Receives a Special Gift

University of Chicago Receives a Special Gift

Financial mathematics research is an area of study which is foreign to most of us. But not to Steve Stevanovich, the founder and president of Epsilon Investment Management, LLC, who recently donated $7 million to the University of Chicago for their Center for Financial Mathematics ...

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The Reality of Hedge Fund Performance

The Reality of Hedge Fund Performance.

By default, a hedge fund is normally classified as an investment vehicle that does not fall into the usual categories of historical portfolio options or strategies. While many believe they tend to be higher risk investments ...

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