Martin Froehler Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers:
Now that Quantiacs has 4,500 quantitative traders and 1,500 trading strategies on its platform, CEO Martin Froehler plans to open it to external investors imminently.
He talks to Opalesque about his quantitative trading algorithms platform, empowering quantitative traders (quants) and the future of quantitative finance.
Martin Froehler: Currently, we are still a proprietary trading firm. We trade $5 million of our own money. We have already seen huge interest from institutional investors; many have signed up to our waiting list. We will launch operations with the first $10-$20 million of external capital in October.
Opalesque: What kind of vehicles will you have available for your investors?
Martin Froehler: We are a commodity trading advisor, so it will be managed accounts. We are registered with the CFTC in the US as a commodity trading advisor and are a member of the NFA. Our managed accounts will be open only to qualified eligible persons.
Opalesque: Do you know which programs you will be using for your managed accounts?
Martin Froehler: Yes. Our first disclosure document will contain the best 30 algorithms, each a unique program that investors can select. The minimum investment for investo...................... To view our full article Click here
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