The so-called quant quake in 2007 hurt funds like Global Alpha as market volatility confounded computer-trading models. From Wordnik.com. [Quant Veteran to Retire From Goldman] Reference
Across the industry, so-called quant funds have been hit especially hard by the downturn in credit and private-equity markets. From Wordnik.com. [Janus, Franklin See Fund Strength] Reference
The "quant" mystique got tarnished this past summer. From Wordnik.com. [Checking for Storm Damage:] Reference
The firm has attracted at least one long-time "quant" skeptic: famed value investor. From Wordnik.com. [Letting the Machines Decide] Reference
O'SHAUGHNESSY IS A CLASSIC "quant," or quantitative analyst: the only things that matterare the numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Reading For Dollars] Reference
But the fact they used "quant" strategies was, the researchers reckon, most likely incidental to the selloff. From Wordnik.com. [Absolving the Quants, a Bit] Reference
Bloomberg News A trader passes the exchange last May in São Paulo, Brazil, where "quant" funds are on the rise. From Wordnik.com. ['Quant' Funds Test Brazilian Market] Reference
It was pretty well buried in a blog post by Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Goldman "quant" (financial analyst). From Wordnik.com. [Richard (RJ) Eskow: Techno-Thriller: Why Was Goldman Sachs So Worried About One Nerdy Sentence?] Reference
• Biases - By a "quant", not an economist - Instant history bias • Length is only two hours. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
These "quant" techniques seem to work 99% of the time and they also tend to bankrupt the firms the remaining. From Wordnik.com. [BiggerPockets Forums] Reference
Vikram Pandit has more "quant" in his little finger than the lot of you Ivy League polysci majors have in your entire bodies. From Wordnik.com. [Dealbreaker] Reference
Volume has been thin and declining while machine-driven ( "quant") trading as a percentage of total volume has been flying higher. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Their message is simple: 'quant' funds don't need outside experts to verify data or provide any extra edge in their investment processes. From Wordnik.com. [WSJ: More Hedge Funds Likely To Come Under Insider-Trading Scrutiny - Focus on Funds - Barrons.com] Reference
Navellier: Well, I'm actually a fundamental quant. From Wordnik.com. [Get Briefed: Louis Navellier] Reference
I might even have a go at it with a frisky finance quant!. From Wordnik.com. [Jann Karam: A Superficial Take on Politically Historical Events as Perceived While Watching CNN and MSNBC] Reference
POUR, afin de; en faveur de; destiné à; pendant; quant à. From Wordnik.com. [French Conversation and Composition] Reference
Earnings momentum -- you're not an efficient-market guy, quant?. From Wordnik.com. [Get Briefed: Louis Navellier] Reference
And our overall grade is based on the quant plus the fundamentals. From Wordnik.com. [Navellier Urges An Upgrade Into Quality] Reference
Li's trajectory is typical of the quant era, which began in the mid-1980s. From Wordnik.com. [Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street] Reference
Unlike most quant funds, the Intech Investment Management LLC subsidiary of. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
The truly great decision-makers aren't those schooled in hyper-quant theory. From Wordnik.com. [Charles H. Green: Deer in the Headlights Decison-Making] Reference
"Maybe we all need to hold quant firms to a higher, more transparent standard.". From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
"Everything got blown out of the water because of this overcrowding" of quant trades. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
He now allocates roughly 4% of client portfolios to quant funds, down from about 12% previously. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
While quant strategies can play a role in such funds, "they need to be a limited component," says. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
As markets grew choppy in the summer of 2007, the selling pressure spread quickly among quant funds. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
Alpha Hedged Strategies, he now allocates about 15% to quant strategies, down from more than 20% previously. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
Even quant funds that don't rely on the popular measures of value, momentum and other factors have struggled. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
Economists and quant-wannabes from the HR, exec-comp and leadership world added their hops and spices to the brew. From Wordnik.com. [Charles H. Green: The Boston Consulting Group Caused the Recession] Reference
J'avoue que ce débat suscite en moi quelques inquiétudes quant à mes attentes légitimes vis à vis de l'internet. From Wordnik.com. [Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas] Reference
Whether you're a suit, chef, quant, artist, media maven, nurse or gamer, you've probably used a Microsoft product today. From Wordnik.com. [TEDTalks: How I'm trying to change the world now by Bill Gates] Reference
It became painfully apparent in recent years that many quant funds were focusing on the same types of data to pick stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
Obviously, a large number of quant hedge funds all tried to get out of the stock market at the same time on Thursday afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [The Quants' Computers All Sold At The Same Time] Reference
AXA Rosenberg, a major quant money manager, in recent months has overhauled its organization and shuffled top investment positions. From Wordnik.com. [Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch] Reference
Sooner or later, you'll break, and have to take a nap, and then, like a quant Freddy Krueger, we're going to trade you into the dust. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
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