Quant Traders’ Contrarian Bullish Bets

Chidem Kurdas

Quantitative models sometimes come up with trades that go against the flow. Case in point: bullish bets on

Tudor Attracts as Macro Rises

Chidem Kurdas

Two years ago distressed securities investing looked promising. No longer. Investors are moving to other strategies, in particular global macro. But they don’t want new macro managers—they want well-established names that have been around for decades, like Paul Tudor Jones. 

Blenheim Goes for Industrial Metals

Chidem Kurdas

Willem Kooyker’s commodity trading firm, Blenheim Capital Management, has bought the shares of a number of industrial metal producers.  Blenheim is one of the largest futures trading managers.