22Nov

Birch Grove Credit Strategies Prepares For Rising Rates As Fed Hike Odds Hit 100 Percent

With interest rate futures now pointing to more than a 100% chance of a rate increase in December, Birch Grove Credit Strategies hedge fund is making preparations for how to handle a rising rate environment. The three-year-old New York-based Long / Short credit fund is up 3.49% year to date and has laid plans to fight lower bond prices in a portfolio that is overwhelmingly long, according to letter to investors reviewed by ValueWalk.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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