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Quote:Originally Posted by idfnl You started this up yet? We just engaged a law firm to begin doing the docs. We plan to be ready to accept funds on July 1st. Whether we have any funds to accept at that time is up in the air, however.

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian Like I said at the outset, this was always bound to be a dull discussion. Was the Maroon 5 show as wonderfully awkward as I've heard? I skipped it -- went directly out to the clubs that night...

Anyway, SALT was awesome. Made some really great contacts. Wouldn't be surprised if a 3-6 months down the road (for the due diligence process) some of these leads turned into a major allocation for us. Also got a chance to learn a lot...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian The point is the same. Those were two years with one very particular characteristic - very strong trends that (with the exception of Dec 08) that showed very little pullback from the trend. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian Yea - I didn't write that third point correctly at all. Paper trades are obviously useful to you for testing / further R&D but investors won't put much (any) stock in that. If you're looking...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian Some advice from a former HF analyst / current bank trader. - always report returns at 1x leverage. Most investors will want to set their own leverage / vol target - if someone distributes...

Shorts getting mostly burned today

Going to the SALT conference in Vegas on Tuesday of next week. One of the two biggest events in the hedge fund world each year, tons of investors. Two events there that I know I can get into and the rest I'm going to have to crash....

Quote:Originally Posted by chogall of the same strategy/category or in general? In general. Haven't been able to find a breakout of just quant funds.

Oh and as of end of April we're up 12%, since inception, with the average hedge fund up 4.5% over the same period.