TTU101: Should You Trust The Short-Term Over The Long-Term? ft. Nigol Koulajian of Quest Partners 1of2

Published: May 18, 2018, 4:18 a.m.

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Nigol Koulajian is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Quest Partners LLC, and has been designing and trading short-term and long-term technical systems for over 22 years. Coming from Columbia business school, many of Nigol\\u2019s general practices seem counter-intuitive but have consistently yielded results. This interview will help get you deeper into the trading and management philosophy that has made Quest Partners such a successful firm.

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In This Episode, You\\u2019ll Learn:

  • How Nigol got started with trading systems
  • How Quest Partners grew to where it is today
  • What Nigol has learned from his unique path into managed futures
  • Why clearly defining your process is value added to your product
  • Why Nigol is okay with always being in a state of failure
  • How developing nuance in his intuitive process has become Nigol\\u2019s greatest asset
  • What role meditation has played in Nigol\\u2019s career
  • What factors played into Quest\\u2019s success
  • Why Quest takes tail risk into account while normalizing returns
  • Why Nigol puts more trust in short-term over the long-term
  • Some of Nigol\\u2019s short-term trading strategies
  • What Nigol is studying right now
  • How writing white papers has helped Nigol\\u2019s relationships with his clients
  • Why focusing on your investors can be hurting your long-term growth
  • How Quest Partners has changed to fit the post-2010 financial climate
  • The problem with smart beta

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