Chidem Kurdas
Who can live on short selling alone? Not even (more…)
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Chanos Long on Marlboro Man
January 26, 2016Unusual Quant Strategy Attracts Capital
October 29, 2015Chidem Kurdas
New hedge fund businesses have always faced daunting odds. Today it is even harder for them to succeed, squeezed as they are between financial markets that no longer seem to offer profit opportunities and investors who are afraid to commit their money. (more…)
Persuasion versus Trading
March 17, 2015Two distinct skill sets or abilities get confused (more…)
Research Misleads in Bubble
February 25, 2015On a hedge fund’s short selling (more…)
A Test that Few Pass …
February 11, 2015Sounds like many new managers are having a hard time. (more…)
Yield Conundrum vs. Oaktree Track Record
January 28, 2015Chidem Kurdas
This may not seem like the best of times to launch a junk bond fund. (more…)
Trends Come Back to Surprise Investors
January 22, 2015Chidem Kurdas
It’s a common pattern. No sooner than a view (more…)
Low Cost Winton Challenge
October 30, 2014Chidem Kurdas
London-based quantitative manager (more…)
Do Funds Improve Corporate Behavior? AQR vs. Lobbying Payments & Executive Pay
September 24, 2014Chidem Kurdas
Rough-and-tumble activist managers often take the (more…)
Battling Dispersion Blues
August 11, 2014A shorthand like “hedge fund” (more…)
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