CARL’s Matterhorn Quant Hedge Fund Strategy with Investment Manager Vittorio Manente
Release Date: 01/10/2022
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info_outlineNew to the CARL platform, the Matterhorn hedge fund strategy uses statistics to take advantage of the price actions of different securities. The strategy invests in financial instruments representing: US equities, US bonds and commodities and provides an excellent diversification option for retail investors.
Matterhorn was created by investment manager, Vittorio Manente, when he found he was not satisfied by the performance of financial products available for retail investors. In this episode Vittorio shares more about the philosophy and history of the strategy, how it functions, and what makes it work so well.
Episode Highlights:
1:43 What makes MAtterhorn so successful, why investors like this strategy, and why Vittorio himself is invested in it
5:11 How it has changed over time
7:58 How he thinks about and utilizes machine learning
10:55 The changing industry and digital revolution for hedge funds and accredited investors
13:21 How platforms like CARL are removing barriers to entry and providing transparency for investors
19:10 What the Matterhorn strategy works really hard at
23:08 How to view strategy Data in the CARL app
24:18 Expert advice and final thoughts
About the Guest
Vittorio Manente has worked as program manager and strategy analyst for the last 16 years within the automotive and Oil & Gas sectors. Vittorio became passionate about finance in summer 2011 when he saw opportunities to profit after a market meltdown. Not satisfied by the performances of financial products available for retail investors, he decided to create his own. In 2017 Vittorio launched NEXT-alpha, a quantitative macro strategy to deliver consistent returns independently on the market direction. He then founded Alpha Growth Capital in 2019.
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