1 hr 2 min
TTU138: Need for Speed in Trendfollowing ft. Matt Dorsten, Portfolio Manager at PIMCO Top Traders Unplugged
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Today, we are joined by Matt Dorsten, Portfolio Manager within the Quantitative Strategies group at PIMCO, for a conversation how they manage 60 billion dollars through different quant strategies, of which app. $5bn is in Trend Following. We discuss their process of constructing portfolios using a defensive approach and how they manage to simultaneously maintain a high Sharpe, keep a balance between long and short trades and how they use tail "hedging" in their design of the strategy. We also discuss why they believe having a broad universe of markets is key and why they see a big potential in exotic markets, why they believe it is better to trade faster as a trend follower when markets are liquid enough, their process of measuring the expected returns and much more.
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And you can get a free copy of my latest book “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” here.
Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.
Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com
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Learn more about PIMCO
Episode Timestamps:
02:28 - Introduction to PIMCO
05:11 - Their investment philosophy
11:11 - Too concerned about the Sharpe?
14:53 - A different Speed of trend following
18:13 - Building a defence against equity drawdowns
22:32 - Balancing the opposing forces
25:45 - A different approach to volatility correlation?
27:06 - Using machine learning
28:04 - The role of bonds
31:34 - The larger portfolio perspective
33:07 - Their research process
36:53 - Number of markets
39:01 -...
Today, we are joined by Matt Dorsten, Portfolio Manager within the Quantitative Strategies group at PIMCO, for a conversation how they manage 60 billion dollars through different quant strategies, of which app. $5bn is in Trend Following. We discuss their process of constructing portfolios using a defensive approach and how they manage to simultaneously maintain a high Sharpe, keep a balance between long and short trades and how they use tail "hedging" in their design of the strategy. We also discuss why they believe having a broad universe of markets is key and why they see a big potential in exotic markets, why they believe it is better to trade faster as a trend follower when markets are liquid enough, their process of measuring the expected returns and much more.
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EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool
-----
Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.
IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.
And you can get a free copy of my latest book “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” here.
Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.
Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com
And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast.
Follow Alan on Twitter.
Learn more about PIMCO
Episode Timestamps:
02:28 - Introduction to PIMCO
05:11 - Their investment philosophy
11:11 - Too concerned about the Sharpe?
14:53 - A different Speed of trend following
18:13 - Building a defence against equity drawdowns
22:32 - Balancing the opposing forces
25:45 - A different approach to volatility correlation?
27:06 - Using machine learning
28:04 - The role of bonds
31:34 - The larger portfolio perspective
33:07 - Their research process
36:53 - Number of markets
39:01 -...
1 hr 2 min