Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The luck of the Irish is on our side as we celebrate today's episode with Dubliner Alan Dunne, CEO and Founder of Archive Capital, a boutique multi-asset and investment research firm focused on global macro and managed futures strategies. Alan has worked in the financial markets and investment management industry for over 25 years at hedge funds and large investment banks as a CIO, hedge fund allocator, macro strategist, and technical analyst.
During our exciting chat with Alan, we focus on the crazy volatility in commodity markets, how macro traders have evolved over the years, and why crisis periods can be good for a trend managers' track record. Plus, Alan plays "Where Would You Invest 10K, 100K, and 100 MM?" So, grab a green beer, keep calm, and shamrock on because we're jumping right into the pot of gold this week!
Chapters:
00:00-01:14=intro
01:15-17:32=Crazy Volatility spikes & Approaching Trend Following
17:33-26:05=Systematic Macro & Embracing Quant Strategies
26:06-40:41=Abbey Capital: Dispersion in the Trend Space & David Harding
40:42-54:53= CTA Due Diligence
54:54-01:05:59=Archive Capital: The Liquid Space / Podcasting
01:06:00-01:13:16=What would you invest in?
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Check out our new Trend Following Guide here! [ Ссылка ]
About Alan Dunne
Alan Dunne is the Founder and CEO of Archive Capital, a boutique multi-asset and investment research firm focused on global macro and managed futures strategies. He is also a co-host of the Top Traders Unplugged podcast.
Before founding Archive Capital, he was Managing Director and a member of the investment committee at Abbey Capital. He started his career as a foreign exchange analyst and trader, working for Bank of America in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore and BNP Paribas in emerging markets before returning to Dublin to join Allied Irish Capital Management, a global macro commodity trading advisor. He was subsequently Investment Director of Royal Bank of Scotland's wealth management business in Ireland, where he headed the investment team and was responsible for asset allocation.
Alan is a CFA Charter holder and holds an MSc Investment Management from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, an MBA from Smurfit Business School, and a BA (Mod) in Economics from Trinity College Dublin.
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