TTU63: Every Assumption Should Be Questioned ft. Nigol Koulajian of Quest Partners

Top Traders Unplugged

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen

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4.8 • 712 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2015

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this year-end-review, we discuss the year for CTAs and short term traders, as well as the recent collapse of the Euro/Swiss Franc peg and how that affected the models of Quest Partners. Nigol discusses his goals and thoughts for 2015 and reflects on a 2014 that saw his firm start two new strategies and take in new investment.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How Quest Partners did in 2014.
Why fixed income was the highest contributor to his gains during the year.
What models did well in 2014.
What the Euro/Swiss Franc collapse can teach us about risk management.
How do we prepare for the unthinkable?
The details of how his models reacted to the Swiss Franc surge.
What the highlights of 2014 were for Nigol.
About the two hedge strategies that they started in 2014.
How investors should insure they don’t repeat 2011 and 2012.
How the “Black Box” of CTAs is not as mysterious as it used to be.
What focus he is taking in 2015.

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0:00.0	When it comes to 2015, I would say the way I'm thinking of it is that every assumption should be questioned.
0:09.8	So when it comes to risk, mind your own business.
0:13.4	I would say that's the most important sentence that I am keeping in my own mind as it comes to making decisions in 2015.
0:20.4	I don't want to assume the luxury or the false
0:23.5	comfort of saying all CTAs are doing this, therefore it must be safe. Every single market
0:29.8	position, every assumption has to be questioned. This is Nigol Kulajian, founder and CEO of Quest Partners in New York,
0:41.8	and you are listening to my year-end review on Top Traders Unplugged.
0:46.4	Imagine spending an hour with the world's greatest traders.
0:50.1	Imagine learning from their experiences, their successes, and their failures.
0:54.6	Imagine no more.
0:56.4	Welcome to Top Traders Unplugged, the place where you can learn from the best hedge fund managers in the world,
1:02.2	so you can take your manager due diligence or investment career to the next level.
1:07.2	Here's your host, veteran hedge fund manager, Niels Kastrop Larson.
1:19.1	Music Here's your host, veteran hedge fund manager, Niels Kastrop Larson. Welcome back, Nicole, for this review of 2014, where we look at the big events from the point
1:25.6	of view of your trading strategy. I want to explore both the ups and the downs as well at the big events from the point of view of your trading strategy.
1:28.0	I want to explore both the ups and the downs as well as the big takeaway from what can only
1:33.2	be described as a great year for systematic trading strategies, in general at least.
1:38.7	But as we know, just because you're systematic in your trading, it doesn't mean necessarily
1:43.4	that your strategy deals with market events in a similar way.
1:47.5	So it'll be exciting to hear about your experiences.
1:51.3	But just diving right into it, tell me a little bit about 2014 from your perspective.
1:58.4	How did the year evolve for your firm and for the strategies?
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