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Movers and Shakers on Wall Street

From hires at TCW and Wunderlich Securities to a new firm built by former Merrill Lynch advisors, Wall Street has been very busy this month. Jerry Cudzil, a former Morgan Stanley managing director who specialized in trading high-yield debt, has joined the ranks of TCW. He comes to the firm as the Head of U.S. Credit Trading. According to On […]

DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly (Apr12-Issue9) Rev

23 pgs, 20 Hedge Strategies by GARP SoCal Director. Now with Alpha/Beta t-tests including probabilities of risk and return, “Returns, Attributions and Rankings.” Scattergrams, SD/Return graphs and Color Return Ranking matrices that may be used as pullouts by advisors and allocators.DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Apr12-Issue9 Rev

NEW!!! DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly (March 2012, Issue #8)

Newly revised with signficance tests on Alpha, Beta, Correlation with Probabilities of Risk and Return, Rankings, over 50 Attributions, etc, by Pj de Marigny, PM DITMo Strategies; Director GARP SoCalDITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Mar12-Issue8

SuperFreakonomics on the Macro Economy

“Freakonomics” is a New York Times best-seller written by Steven Levitt, a professor of Economics at Chicago, and Stephen Dubner, New York Times writer, that discusses how our common assumptions about what are true are many times wrong. The book was a smash hit and was followed up by “SuperFreakonomics.” In “SuperFreakonimics”, Levitt, an economist, explains why they do not […]

DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly (Feb’12) Rev.

23 pgs, 20 hedge strategies and indexes, probabilities on risk and return, color matrices (revised front page VaR measures) Pj de Marigny is PM, DITMo Strategies and GARP SoCal DirectorDITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Feb12-Issue7 (Rev)

DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly (Feb 2012, Issue #7)

Pj de Marigny, PM DITMo Strategies; Director, GARP SoCal 23 pages on 20 Hedge and Index Strategies with Attributions, Probabilities and Rankings over 10 YearsDITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Feb12-Issue7

DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly (Jan2012, Issue#6)

Newly Revised 20 Strategy and Index Report with VaR, Drawdown and Sharpe Rankings, Probabilities on Risk and Return, Attribution Breakdown, 20 pages by Pj de Marigny, Director, GARP SoCalDITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Jan12-Issue6

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Printable Version: “DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly” (Dec 2011, Issue #5)

GARP SoCal Director, Pj de Marigny, PM DITMo Strategies: 20pgs, 20 Hedge Strategies and Indexes with Atrributions, Probabilities of Risk and Return for 10,5, 3, 1 Yr periods, Ranking Color-coded Matrices, Risk/Return Graphs and Commentary.DITMo Hedge Strategy Monthly Dec11-Issue5 (PRINTABLE Version)

Clouds: Advantages, Types & Services Delivered

The increased use of cloud-based services is undeniable. Analyst firm Forrester forecasts that the global market for cloud computing will grow from $40.7 billion in 2011 to more than $241 billion in 2020. The advantages of using “the cloud” include the ability to: Quickly implement and use enterprise-grade technology systems and applications without employing a dedicated IT team; Outsource management […]