quant managers
also referred to as: quant manager
6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement May 20, 2019 by Tim Recker · across every show →
Everything said about quant managers, oldest first
May 20, 2019 positive
Recker: Irvine backed a quant fund where machines generate algorithms
“We have, I'll say, dipped our toe with one. I would like to not talk to who it is, but they actually are using machine learning where the machines actually build the algorithms versus most quants, the people build the algorithms, and a lot of times you just ge…”
Oct 19, 2020 negative
Jul 29, 2021 bearish
May 29, 2023 positive
Fagan: Systematic quant managers are less 'black box' than emotional human investors
“If anything, I would make the argument that you can actually get more comfortable with certain quant managers than you can
With most discretionary ones for the obvious reason that they adhere to clear systematic processes.
The real black box is the human inves…”
Apr 22, 2024 negative
Morehead avoids quant managers because black-box algorithms prevent market timing
“There are great quant managers. Fantastic. But if there's a quant manager, I don't know when to allocate to it or take money away because I don't understand the black box. No one lays out their quant algorithm. Cause if they did, you could be like, oh yeah, we…”