Start a fund

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by RockMachine, Jul 27, 2013.

  1. I read a similar study a while back and decided to replicate..

    2000-2013 With the benefit of hindsight....If you required the market
    to pay you $50k yr. you would have needed to invest $5mm. But you
    would have been in drawdown twice -$2.5mm. "Where is the retail investor"? maybe there afraid to bet $50 to earn $1 ...inflation during this period has been avg 2.7% yr.
     
    #11     Jul 28, 2013

  2. I understand what you mean. In fact I believe the firm in question, like many BB firms are less likely to fund a new manager. They have an interest in a program/ strategy mix that I developed that is very scalable in SP500 names.

    My tracking performance like stated >$100k but as an example FOREX
    i see the inside EURJPY with IB now spread for 2 pips and $3mm size on inside. Even $100k could size 30x with zero to little slippage.

    I understand part2...If I were trading $50mm of my own funds, this means little on how I could handle your $50mm.

    Thank you though , I do appreciate your point.
     
    #12     Jul 28, 2013
  3. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    There's a lot more to running a hedgefund than just having 3 years of returns.
     
    #13     Jul 28, 2013
  4. Yes, I did start a fund by myself 2008 and shut it down in 2010..
    on my terms. I was guilty of trying to do everything myself.. To do it
    right you need a team. (sales, compliance, IT ).
     
    #14     Jul 28, 2013
  5. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    And that requires a lot more than 100k.
     
    #15     Jul 28, 2013
  6. chimera

    chimera

    But here you go again......typical retail trader mind-set...if someone told me they are up 2.5X the averages i'd like to know how that was achieved.

    i know it was by taking bigger risks..fine..as long as you do not try to B*S*me
     
    #16     Aug 6, 2013
  7. chimera

    chimera

    NEVER bother with retail...........$200 is like life and death to them.

    Drive you insane.
     
    #17     Aug 6, 2013
  8. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    How did the meeting go?
     
    #18     Aug 6, 2013
  9. well you probably shouldn't offer that system.. because it sucks...

    secondly people don't invest based on performance, they invest in people.
     
    #19     Aug 12, 2013
  10. may i ask what kinda strategy? where is the fund domiciled?
     
    #20     Aug 12, 2013