With over 10,000 hedge funds out there, you might wonder—why would anyone want to launch another? Because you see something others don’t. Because you have an edge. Because you believe you can do it better. But here’s the thing: having a great trading strategy is just the start. When we were working with a group […]
Category: Education
27
Mar
2025
Investment Diversification: The Ultimate Protection Strategy for Your Portfolio
Trading futures, forex, and other commodity interests involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Diversification stands as one of investing’s most powerful concepts—yet many investors still misunderstand its true value. Beyond simply “not putting all your eggs in one basket,” proper […]
06
Oct
2022
Hats off to Ray Dalio… but here’s a few funds outperforming Pure Alpha
Ray Dalio dominated the hedge fund headlines recently saying he, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, is stepping back from leadership in favor of three CIOs. Dalio is rightly famous for his success by multiple measurements. We’ve paid attention to his All Weather portfolio and written about their funds in the past here and here, mainly […]
22
Sep
2022
The Game of Trading with SIG Alums Kris A, Tina L, & Steiner
We have a little saying over here on The Derivative, The More, The Merrier, and on this week’s episode of The Derivative, we’re not chatting with one guest, but THREE! Class may no longer be in session, but we are taking a trip down the SIG/Susquehanna memory lane and having our own class reunion with Kris Abdelmessih, Michael […]
06
Apr
2022
MF Mutual Fund Performance – March
Beware the ides of March. This past month showed madness in more than one way. Markets began to internalize the ramifications of the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine amidst the backdrop of inflation in the west. Despite much uncertainty, market volatility generally declined for the later 2/3rd of the month. Equity prices rallied hard. Commodities, which […]
30
Mar
2022
Get the Ammo Ready: Defining the Spaghetti Cannon Theory
If you ever have been involved in developing products, you’ve probably heard the saying, “let’s throw these ideas against the wall and see what sticks.” Back in the day, throwing spaghetti against the wall was an old method to test to see if it was ready to be taken out of the boiling water; if […]
15
Feb
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: January
The start of the New Year provided a rude awakening to the few remaining people lulled to sleep by the die-hard equities bull market. While the world faced the worst COVID case spike of the pandemic, it also had to come to terms with a more hawkish posture from the Fed. Markets trended hard for […]
07
Feb
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: January
Well… looks like 2022 isn’t going to be the up, up, and away risk on love fest 2021 was. The first month of the year reminded everyone quite quickly that there is real risk in this market. US stocks, world stocks, hedge funds, and real estate all took a turn lower, with the S&P down […]
25
Jan
2022
December Mutual Fund Flows
On the whole, investors followed through on their intention to diversify into liquid alternatives. Whether it was the prospect of continued inflation or a rise in interest rates, December was the month for diversification. This was particularly apparent when you look at mutual funds that combine equities with some non-or negatively correlated assets like managed […]
14
Jan
2022
Mutual Fund Performance – December 2021
December markets brought some volatility as the world attempted to figure out the relative impact of omicron and the Fed likelihood of raising rates sooner than expected amidst some potentially improving job numbers and high inflation metrics. Trend following programs generally fared poorly (unless you stayed long oil), but not bad enough to erase a […]
