"The Amazon/Google Of Hedge Funds" Warns Of Investing Minefield: looking To Hire More Macro Analysts

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Balyasny Asset Management is a study in portfolio management nuance. In the $12.6 billion hedge fund’s most recent letter to investors, first reported by Business Insider, the hedge fund subtly spoke to a particular strategy and mathematical mindset that is becoming increasingly influential. The holy grail is not about a choice between a quantitative strategy or a fundamental value approach; success is found in their integration into a portfolio. One component that is increasingly important in determine market value is passive investing vehicles, which Balyasny Asset Management  says should be factored into the importance of earnings release numbers. Balyasny Asset…

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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.