Hedging via Managed Futures Liquid Alts

Hedging via Managed Futures Liquid Alts Exploring Low-Cost, Tradable CTAs September 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Managed futures strategies provided attractive diversification benefits during the financial crisis The strategies have...

Improving the Odds of Value: II

Improving the Odds of Value: II Tactical versus Strategic Allocations to Value September 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYValue investors earn a premium for holding undesirable stocksThe yield curve may identify periods where the premium...

Factor Investing on Country Level

Factor Investing on Country Level Away with Stocks? August 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Investors can harvest returns from common equity factors on country level Returns are consistent when combined into a multi-factor portfolio...

How Painful Can Factor Investing Get?

How Painful Can Factor Investing Get? Current vs Past Agonies August 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY A classic long-short, multi-factor portfolio has lost close to 20% since 2018 The drawdown is within expectations, but the recovery...

Quant Strategies: Theory vs Reality

Quant Strategies: Theory vs Reality Can Returns Seen in Research Be Achieved? August 2019. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The live performance of quant strategies is significantly worse than in backtesting Factor investing returns from...