Episode #334: Peter Johnson, Jump Capital, “What I Think About Most Of The Time Is What Crypto Is Going To Mean To The World“ Guest: Peter Johnson joined Jump Capital in 2013 as its first employee, and leads Jump’s investments in the FinTech, InsurTech, and Crypto / Blockchain sectors....
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Five Small Shards of Insight Hidden in Data Around a month ago, we launched a series of short videos called “Quantpedia Explains“, in which we plan to show and explain some of the themes out of quantitative finance that we think are worth mentioning. We have started with a quick...
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Options give traders the right but not the obligation to buy or sell underlying assets at a specific price at a predetermined date. Options Trading has matured over the past century and has seen landmark events. Here is a chronicle of the history of options trading and the major events...
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Episode #333: Startup Series – Rob Forster, Wonderbird Spirits, “Making Gin Is Truly An Art” Guest: Rob Forster – A native of south Louisiana, Rob came to Oxford in the footsteps of his father, an Ole Miss Law alum. Rob is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where...
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Episode #332: Mebisode – Journey to 100X Guest: Episode #332 has no guest, it’s a Mebisode. Date Recorded: 7/18/2021 | Run-Time: 54:25 Summary: Episode 332 is a Mebisode. In this episode, you’ll hear Meb talk about his journey investing in over 250 private companies since 2014. He explains why...
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Do SPACs Generate Abnormal Returns? Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) raise capital through IPO under special conditions intending to acquire an existing company (private equity). On the one hand, it looks like an attractive opportunity for investors – SPACs bring a lot of excitement and prospects of large profits since...
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Episode #331: Phil Nadel, Forefront Venture Partners, “The Best Companies Are Founded By Folks Who Personally Feel The Pain Point” Guest: Phil Nadel co-founded Forefront Venture Partners (formerly Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners) in 2014 and has been its Managing Director ever since. Phil is also one of the investors...
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Episode #330: Guillermo Cornejo, Riders Share, “Riders Share Is Like An AirBnB, But For Renting Motorcycles” Guest: Guillermo Cornejo is the co-founder of Riders Share, the first & largest motorcycle peer-to-peer rentals platform in the United States. Date Recorded: 6/29/2021 | Run-Time: 45:40 Summary: In today’s episode, we hear...
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The forex market is the largest financial market in the world. It has a rich history, and many important global events have shaped modern foreign exchange trading. Here is a chronicle of the history of the worldwide forex markets and the key events that have led to its evolution.Key TakeawaysThe...
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The forex market is the largest financial market in the world. It has a rich history, and many important global events have shaped modern foreign exchange trading. Here is a chronicle of the history of the worldwide forex markets and the key events that have led to its evolution.Key TakeawaysThe...
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Man vs. Machine: Stock Analysis Nowadays, we see an increasing number of machine learning based strategies and other related financial analyses. But can the machines replace us? Undoubtedly, AI algorithms have greater capacities to “digest” big data, but as always in the markets, everything is not rational. Cao et al....
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Episode #329: Samantha McLemore, Miller Value Partners, “We’re In Optimism With Pockets Of Euphoria” Guest: Samantha founded Patient Capital Management, LLC in 2020 and serves as the portfolio manager of the Patient Strategy. She has served as a portfolio manager for Miller Value Partners since 2008, managing Miller Opportunity...
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July 14, 2021 Probably like a lot of you, I am an indicator junkie. Whenever I read about an indicator I have not tested and makes some sense, I got to try it out. Now, most of the time they turn out to not be useful for my strategies....
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Compared to plain indicators, bands have the advantage that they look more colorful on charts. And they offer more lines to trigger trade signals. In this way, bands beat any old single-line indicator hands down. This was also noticed by Vitali Apirine, who invented in the Stocks&Commodities August 2021 issue...
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Episode #328: Startup Series – Katie Echevarria Rosen Kitchens, FabFitFun, “Paying $50 And Getting Over $300 In Full-Size Products Is A Pretty Cool Thing” Guest: Katie Echevarria Rosen Kitchens is the Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of FabFitFun, a lifestyle membership that provides a curated selection of full-size products each season....
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