The old, antiquated Bloomberg keyboard used by bond legend Bill Gross during his formative period at PIMCO will be on display at the Smithsonian starting July 1, a Bloomberg report observes. What likely won’t be on display – but should be a key feature of his legacy – is a significant derivatives ladder strategy that made his performance look like he was Mozart at a keyboard. Bill Gross going through adjustment period The 71 year-old Bill Gross, who operated a bond strategy during what is credited as the longest persistent bull market in bonds in history at 35 years in duration,…
Bill Gross Immortalized At Smithsonian, But Do They "Get It?"
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.