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Mean-Reversion on Equity Index Level

Mean-Reversion on Equity Index Level Buy the Dip? Not before the 1970s. December 2017. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYMean-Reversion on index level became profitable post the 1970s, before that Momentum dominatedThe structural shift from...

Intersectional Model: Sorting 7 Factors

Intersectional Model: Sorting 7 FactorsSearching for Jack of All Trades on the Stock Market December 2017. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Focusing purely on Value is a difficult strategy Sorting by multiple factors improves performance and...

Factor Construction: Portfolio Scenarios

Factor Construction: Portfolio ScenariosHow Many Stocks Are Needed to Capture Factor Returns? November 2017. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYMost researchers create factor portfolios by taking the top & bottom 30% of stocks, which results...

Quant Strategies in the Cryptocurrency Space

Quant Strategies in the Cryptocurrency SpaceFactor Investing in the Wild West of Financial Markets November 2017. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYCryptocurrencies have reached a market capitalisation of > $150bnBacktesting quantitative...

Hedge Fund Factor Exposure & Alternatives

Hedge Fund Factor Exposure & AlternativesAlternatives to Alternative Investments? November 2017. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Equity hedge fund returns have been disappointing over the last 14 years An exposure analysis shows no...