Asset Class Scoreboard
We put out this scoreboard of returns by different asset classes month to month because it’s a quick way to … Read more
Attain Alternative Blog
The Life Of An Emerging Manager
We couldn’t help but read the following tweet thread (think organized tweets) from Andrew Montalenti and think he was talking about … Read more
How Quants Forecast Weather
Quants are everywhere. They run Wall St; they’re in healthcare and in education. The rest ended up telling us when and … Read more
Volatility Is Traded Now More Than Ever
Another day, another crisis, another short term pop in the VIX. Both “major” moves this month have come from news … Read more
The Winds Of Change
Eighty-nine percent of futures markets experienced a contraction of volatility in the first six months of 2017, which translates to … Read more
The White Moose
Raise your hand if you’ve been terribly, awfully, 180 degrees wrong about this nearly 10-year-old bull market at one point … Read more
What’s All The Fuss About Bitcoin Anyway?
It’s hard not to have heard of Bitcoin at this point. The cryptocurrency is up 650% over the past year, … Read more
Which Is It? Markets Care Or Don’t Care About Trump?
Editor’s note since the time this article was written, the WH has confirmed that indeed Steve Bannon exit is official. … Read more
What If We Treated World Equities like a Hedge Fund
How bad must things have been that the asset class up nearly 20% YTD is just now on the verge … Read more
Tips For Using Notional Funding
Understanding the concept of notional funding is helpful, but it’s even better to get practical tips for using it. If … Read more
Volatility And Managed Futures – BBG Swings And Misses
The entirety of the Managed Futures industry has had a tough go in recent years. Despite strong 2014 performance numbers, … Read more
Euphoria – World Stocks Up 18% In 2017
While the rest of the world is consumed by what’s happening in Washington, Wall Street (and the equivalent Avenues, Boulevards, … Read more
Quants Vs Algos
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but quants aren’t new. And they aren’t just involved in stocks and bonds. … Read more
Futures, FIA, And FCMs
It’s easy to see why most of the finance world love visualizations. As they say, a picture’s worth a thousand … Read more
Is Managed Futures Now Mainstream?
Managed Futures, once an outsider in the financial space, sure seems like it is in the mainstream these days – … Read more