Seth Golden, the $12-million-dollar man who transformed from a mild mannered Target logistics manager to become a short volatility trading superhero recently featured in the New York Times, is a study in contrasts. On one hand, he appears an American entrepreneurial success story, raising $500,000 in new hedge fund investments using social media. On the other hand, Golden is a cautionary tale, with obvious warning signs such as his unregistered investment solicitation, working with a convicted felon business partner and out-sized performance claims that all stretch credulity. [timeless] With just 20% of the portfolio exposed to short volatility, Seth Golden…
Does The Math Add Up For The Famous Volatility Short-Selling Guru?
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.
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