27Sep

Statistical Arbitrage L/S Available To Mom and Pop Investors

In an increasingly competitive mutual fund environment, where passive investing and smart beta is the trend du jour, can a small niche fund find success? It can if that strategy is unique and offers a noncorrelated returns stream, says Dick Pfister, whose firm, AlphaCore, recently launched the AlphaCore Statistical Arbitrage Fund (STAKX). But the alternatives industry veteran has a warning for those looking to allocate towards market neutral programs: watch for Sign up here

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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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