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GSA Capital (GSA) is a British quantitative finance investment firm. It focuses on systematic trading across equity, futures, and foreign exchange markets globally. It was previously a hedge fund before transitioning to become a private trading firm in 2021 to focus on better performing strategies.
In July 2024, Yanfu published an article in defending quantitative funds in response to pundits blaming them for any market fluctuation and calling for them to be banned following regulatory tightening. Yanfu stated quantitative funds were lowering their trading frequency and extending their holding periods.
In July 2012, a second-generation platform was launched after the firm figured out a solution. [3] Voleon finally produced positive returns in 2011, followed by returns of 34.9% in 2012 and 46.3% in 2013. However, the firm produced lesser returns from 2014 to 2015 and, in 2016, suffered a loss of more than 9%, which raised concerns among investors.
Minghong did not immediately take off and for years was not one of the largest quantitative funds in China. [3] In 2018, Jie Huanyu joined Minghong as investment director as well as shareholder where he obtained 30% of shares in Minghong. Jie previously worked as a quantitative researcher at Citadel Securities. [3]
The fund has delivered positive returns for most years since inception, except in 2008 (-23%), 2015 (-18%), 2018 (-29%) and 2022 (-21%). [8] Its largest annual gains were in 2010 and 2019 with 82% and 70% return respectively. [9] [10] The consistent outsize returns set the firm apart in the hedge-fund industry. Hedge funds globally have ...
In July 2024, High-Flyer published an article in defending quantitative funds in response to pundits blaming them for any market fluctuation and calling for them to be banned following regulatory tightening. High-Flyer stated it held stocks with solid fundamentals for a long time and traded against irrational volatility that reduced fluctuations.
WorldQuant, LLC is an international hedge fund and quantitative investment management firm [5] [6] [7] headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. [8] Founded in 2007, the firm is currently managing approximately $9 billion in assets under management [3] for Millennium Management [8] via quantitative trading and other methods of quantitative investing. [9]
QRT 's two largest funds posted returns over 20% for the year 2022. In 2023, its largest fund also had a return over 20%. [10] In January 2024, QRT disclosed it had taken a short position of more than $1 billion against German companies. Its largest short positions were on Volkswagen, Rheinmetall, Siemens Energy and Deutsche Bank. [11]