Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 09-06-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The top hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative investing, event-driven arbitrage and systematic trading. Good hedge funds increased exposure to Japan after the earthquake; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because their “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t stress tested for an event that was certain to occur. Inevitable happenings aren’t black swans.
I’m sure Homma-sensei would be buying Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is ideal for his contrarian relative value strategies. Amazingly some commodities traders even attempt to find alpha in such markets without complete mastery of his methods.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 08-06-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The first hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative investing, event-driven arbitrage and systematic trading. Good hedge funds increased exposure to Japan after the earthquake; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because their “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t stress tested for an event that was certain to occur. Inevitable happenings aren’t black swans.
I’m sure Homma-sensei would be buying Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is ideal for his contrarian relative value strategies. Amazingly some commodities traders even attempt to find alpha in such markets without complete mastery of his methods.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 31-05-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The first hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative investing, event-driven arbitrage and systematic trading. Good hedge funds increased exposure to Japan after the earthquake; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because so-called “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t even stress tested for an event that was certain to occur. Inevitable happenings aren’t black swans.
I suspect Homma-sensei would be buying Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is also ideal for his contrarian long/short relative value strategies. Amazingly some investment “professionals” still attempt to trade such markets without complete mastery of his methods.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 27-05-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The first hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative investing, event-driven arbitrage and systematic futures trading. Good hedge funds increased exposure to Japan after the earthquake; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because so-called “quants” and “risk managers” didn’t even model for an event that was certain to occur.
I have no doubt Homma-sensei would be buying Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is also ideal for his contrarian long/short relative value strategies. Amazingly some financial “professionals” attempt to trade such markets without complete mastery of his methods.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 26-05-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The world’s first hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative investing, event-driven arbitrage and systematic managed futures trading. Good hedge funds increased exposure to Japan after the earthquake; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because their so-called “quants” and “risk managers” didn’t model for an event that was certain to occur.
I have no doubt Homma-sensei would be long Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is also ideal for his contrarian long/short relative value strategies. Amazingly some financial “professionals” still attempt to trade such markets without complete mastery of his methods. They will lose.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 18-05-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The world’s first hedge fund manager Munehisa Homma, invented quantitative trading, event-driven arbitrage and managed futures trend following. Good hedge funds have increased exposure to Japan after the disaster; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because their so-called “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t modeled for an event that was CERTAIN to occur.
I have no doubt Homma-sensei would be long Nikkei 9,000 strike call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is also ideal for his contrarian long/short relative value strategies. Amazingly some investment “professionals” still attempt to trade such markets without complete mastery of his methods.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 12-05-2011
Invest in assets or strategies? The world’s best ever fund manager Munehisa Honma, invented quantitative trading, event-driven and managed futures trend following. Good investors increased exposure to Japan recently; bad ones reduced and sold the low. Others lost because their “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t modeled for an event that was CERTAIN to occur.
I have no doubt Honma-sensei would be getting long Nikkei 9,000 strike call options and EWJ right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of algorithmic trading, pattern recognition and candlestick analysis wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The current commodities “boom” is also ideal for his contrarian long/short relative value strategies.
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 03-05-2011
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Invest in assets or strategies? Hedge fund manager Munehisa Honma, invented quantitative investing, managed futures, event-driven arbitrage and derivatives trading. Good managers increased exposure to Japan recently; bad ones reduced and sold the low! Others lost because their “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t modeled for an event that was CERTAIN to occur. I don’t doubt Honma-sensei would be long Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of candlestick charts wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. The present commodities boom is perfect for his long SHORT strategies.
Since the earthquake, tsunami and radiation scare, I haven’t been able to contact several people I know that were in the affected area and their chances look remote. But the survivors will need plenty of help. Also having adopted many animals over the years, I’m concerned about the fate of displaced <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-Earthquake-Animal-Rescue-and-Support/207835229228979?ref=ts
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 25-04-2011
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Invest in assets or strategies? Hedge fund manager Munehisa Honma, invented quantitative investment strategies, managed futures, event-driven arbitrage and derivatives trading. Good portfolio managers increased exposure to Japan recently; incompetent ones reduced and sold the low! Others lost because their so-called “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t properly modeled for an event that was CERTAIN to occur. I don’t doubt Honma-sensei would be long Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 the developer of candlestick charts wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”. Prepare for risks BEFORE they happen.
Since the earthquake, tsunami and radiation scare, I haven’t been able to contact several people I know that were in the affected area and their chances look remote. But the survivors will need plenty of help. Also having adopted many animals over the years, I’m concerned about the fate of displaced <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-Earthquake-Animal-Rescue-and-Support/207835229228979?ref=ts
“target=_blank>Japanese pets and work animals. Whether it’s guarding an <a href=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8386123/Loyal-Japanese-dog-leads-rescuers-to-mate.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d81200dbae00e05,0
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Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 20-04-2011
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Invest in assets or strategies? Japanese hedge fund manager Munehisa Honma, invented quantitative investment strategies, managed futures, event-driven arbitrage and derivatives trading. Good managers increased exposure to Japan recently; some bad ones reduced and sold the low! Others lost because their so-called “quants” and “risk managers” hadn’t properly modeled for an event that was CERTAIN to occur. I don’t doubt Honma-sensei would be long Nikkei 9,000 call options right now. Taking the other side of panic usually works. In 1755 he wrote “Buy when the crowd is selling”.
Since the earthquake, tsunami and radiation scare, I haven’t been able to contact several people I know that were in the affected area and their chances look remote. But the survivors will need plenty of help. Also having adopted many animals over the years, I’m concerned about the fate of displaced <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-Earthquake-Animal-Rescue-and-Support/207835229228979?ref=ts
“target=_blank>Japanese pets and work animals. Whether it’s guarding an <a href=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8386123/Loyal-Japanese-dog-leads-rescuers-to-mate.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4d81200dbae00e05,0
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