SI07: What is; alpha, smart beta, implied vol, crisis alpha and convexity?

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 9:02 a.m.

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It\u2019s a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and Moritz Seibert. We get on a \u201ccall\u201d each week to discuss the events that took place through the lens of a Systematic Investor and how the trading strategies we work with are reacting. It\u2019s a raw and honest exploration and we hope you will join and be part of.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \u2013 Intro

01:15 \u2013 Weekly recap of performance

08:30 \u2013 Discussion of recent articles

21:30 \u2013 Top tweets

36:10 \u2013 Question 1: Mohit; Discuss moving averages as a TF device; position sizing; correlations

43:20 \u2013 Question 2; Paul; How many investors are out there who use TF but their AUM doesn\u2019t show up in the official industry AUM #s

47:10 \u2013 Question 3: John; Asked about industry jargon and definitions: alpha; smart beta, implied vol, crisis alpha, convexity

51:30 \u2013 Question 4: Mohit; Is looking at correlations in the rearview mirror fallible?

52:50 \u2013 Question 5: Dave; What is the average time in trade of winners in a medium-term system?

57:10 \u2013 Question 6: What software do you use for backtesting/system management?

01:01:40 \u2013 Benchmark performance update

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