Balyasny Asset Management ended the year with double digit positive returns in all three of its strategies, according to an investor letter reviewed by ValueWalk. Atlas Global generated the lowest returns of the group, up 13.11% on the year. The AEF fund generated 21.14% and the AIF fund returned 15.14% for the year. All yearly returns more than doubled the fund’s 2012 performance. In the 4th quarter, Atlas Global positive returns in Equities, Macro, and Credit, according to the investor letter, noting that a positive skew in win percentage was a key factor. “The outstanding performance (was due) to one…
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Mark Melin
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.