TTU24: What it Takes to be a Great Hedge Fund Manager ft. Anders Lindell of IPM – 2of2

Welcome back to the second part of our interview.

In this episode we dive into the negative effect of greed on the market. Anders Lindell again shows his depth of knowledge as he elaborates on the nature of irrationality though the ages and how our markets today, really are rather stretched. This is a powerful episode, I really do hope you will enjoy it.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• How the IPM model profited by choosing to position against the carry frenzy in Japanese Yen during late 2008
• Risk factor analysis when selecting model attributes
• What the more reliable indicator in the global economy is
• How their trading model works on overall, daily basis
• “Stop-Loss” Positioning in the IPM strategy
• Where IPM identifies value traps and optimizes their exposure to it
• The average length of trades at IPM
• What drives the relationships that Anders explores to build models around
• If Correlations structure matters when IPM decides on risk overlay to make market decisions
• Why timing can be the largest challenge for their strategy
• How Anders defines risk and how IPM controls the model and expected risk
• The biggest fear Anders have in regards to unexpected market effects
• What is expected in regards to drawdowns in the IPM Global Macro Strategy
• How to convey the needed confidence to investors during drawdowns
• Risk Management/Risk Control model rebuilding
• How Anders Lindell identifies research processes which will over engineer and cause return issues
• Succession planning as Anders sees it for IPM – Perception and Vision
• The challenges for IPM and how overcoming them has helped to make them stronger
• What Anders would suggest for investors to focus on
• What it takes to be a great hedge fund manager in today’s economy

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