As market environments change, certain hedge fund investment strategies naturally fall out of favor. Hedge fund strategies in a negative territory Many hedge fund strategies ended the week in negative territory, noted Philippe Ferraira, head of research for Lyxor Asset Management’s managed account platform. Managed account platforms such as Lyxor’s, allow sophisticated investors to access hedge fund strategies in a liquid, safe and transparent format. Many hedge fund investments are non-transparent and often not liquid. The platform also provides advice on hedge fund selection and analysis of performance going forward. “The performance drivers of Q3 were once again running at…
Hedge Fund Strategies Mixed As Market Environments Change
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.