TTU17: Start Your Own Firm at 21 Years of Age? Russian CEO Tells All ft. Peter Kambolin of Systematic Alpha Management – 1of2

Top Traders Unplugged

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen

Business, Business News, Investing, News

4.8 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2014

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Peter Kambolin is the common sense CEO behind Systematic Alpha Management, an Award Winning CTA Firm which has come through the tremendous market forces of the past 10 years. Their staying power is a testament to their success as conscious, ruled based traders.

This episode is about his hero’s journey from immigrant origins in Moscow to founding a lasting, top financial service company headquartered in New York City.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

About the effect of the 2004 internet bubble and how Systematic Alpha created a “market neutral” CTA strategy in response
What it’s like to win global CTA awards yet still have to hunt new business due to capital flows towards large investment firms
Peter’s story of moving from Moscow to New York and how he entered the finance industry
The surprising story of how Peter was inspired to start his own firm at 21 years of age
How Peter and Alexi work together to maximize each others strengths, and control for each-other’s weaknesses
About the transition from long term to short term CTA strategies
Why living in New York yet playing in Miami helps stoke Peter’s creativity
The story of the dramatic period of March-August 2011 in which they experienced a drawdown that let to a drop in AuM from 721 million to 50 million due to investor redemptions.
The effects of the coordination of global economic decisions by government on volatility and it’s effect on the overall environment for Systematic Alpha Management’s CTA programs.
Why Peter considers Systematic Alpha to be a stronger firm after the steep drop in AUM they experienced in 2011.
Where Systematic Alpha’s value proposition is and the importance of a CTA position in diversification
How to get out of losing trades when liquidity is a problem

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to Top Traders on Plot, episode number 017 with Peter Cambolin, co-founder and CEO of Systematic Alpha Management.
0:11.5	This episode is sponsored by Saxo Bank and Swiss Financial Services.
0:16.7	Imagine spending an hour with the world's greatest traders.
0:20.3	Imagine learning from their experiences, their successes, their successes, and their failures.
0:24.6	Imagine no more.
0:26.6	Welcome to Top Traders Unplugged, the place where you can learn from the best hedge fund managers in the world,
0:31.6	so you can take your manager due diligence or investment career to the next level.
0:36.6	Here's your host, veteran hedge fund manager, Niels Kastrop Larson.
0:44.6	Welcome to another episode of Top Traders Unplocked, And thanks so much for tuning in today.
0:55.1	I know how valuable your time is,
0:57.6	so I appreciate you spending some of it with me here today.
1:02.0	Now, on today's show, I'm talking to Peter Campbellin,
1:06.5	co-founder and CEO of Systematic Alpha Management.
1:11.1	His firm has recently received the 2014 Pinnacle Award for Best Diversified CTA.
1:19.6	This comes as their futures program celebrates its 10th anniversary.
1:25.8	But it has not been an easy path for Peter and his team, and in 2011,
1:32.3	following a drawdown, they lost 90% of their assets due to investor redemptions.
1:39.4	Having come back from this drawdown, Peter feels that today their firm is stronger than ever,
1:46.1	and he shares fascinating insights to a CTA strategy that is completely different to the traditional
1:53.6	trend-based managers.
1:56.2	And for those who are new to the show, I just want to let you know that you can find all of the show notes, including a full transcript of today's episode on the top traders on pluck.com website.
2:09.6	Now let's get started with part one of my conversation. I hope you will enjoy it.
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