Asset Management Firm Founder Explains his Job, Trading Strategies, Quant Investing, Market Research

Asset management, hedge fund management and quantitative research explained: Kepos Capital co-founder, asset manager, head of research, former hedge fund manager reveals secrets of his quant job in the interview to VPP. What does asset manager and the head of research do? What is asset management and investment advisory? If you are interested in working in asset management or hedge funds, or do portfolio management / quantitative research / investment management / asset allocation / managing assets / tradings assets / construct stock market strategies, this interview is for you. Asset management explained! What is a trading strategy, what do asset managers do and how to become a successful hedge asset manager? How to do research to come up with a great investment strategy? Or you want to know who is a quant (quantitative investing) / How do asset managers form trading strategies? What is portfolio investing? How to start an investment advisory and then successfully run it? How to become a quant? What is quantiative finance? This finance career advice video is for you.
Giorgio De Santis, Founding Partner and Director of Research at asset management firm Kepos Capital (NYC) explains his job. Specialties: Quantitative portfolio construction and risk management.
Kepos Capital, founded in 2010, is a registered investment adviser based in New York City. We employ systematic macro strategies to manage over $2 billion in assets for a global, institutional investor base. Kepos was founded in 2010 by Mark Carhart, Giorgio De Santis and Bob Litterman, all former partners of Goldman Sachs and leaders of the Quantitative Investment Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM). Kepos’ team is comprised of over 30 experienced professionals across the investment and business functions.
In this first part of the interview, asset management company (Kepos Capital) and advisory co-founder and head of research will answer the following questions:
- What are your job duties?
- What is a trading strategy?
- Are you quantitative or discretionary? (in investing)
- Tell a secret about your job as a Head of Research at an Asset Management Company that many outsiders would find surprising
- Over your finance career, what was one thing that you thought was impossible, but turned out to be possible?
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Thanks for making this interview! Look forward to seeing the next four parts!

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loved it!

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Great. Are you working in synergy now.thanks for the interview last week. Hope to see you soon.

[@voiceofpassionateprofessionals]

This is the first part of the interview. There will be 4 more parts! Subscribe so that not to miss!
TIMECODES:
00:40 What are your job duties?
1:33 What is a trading strategy?
4:00 Are you quantitative or discretionary? (in investing)
7:45 Tell a secret about your job that many outsiders would find surprising
9:36 Over your finance career, what was one thing that you thought was impossible, but turned out to be possible?

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That’s funny. Having to form defence against the concept that quantitative data analysis isn’t boring 😂