The Different Shades of Macro
The Different Shades of Macro
Global Macro: Theory and Practice, Introduction
Global Macro: Origins, History, Prospects
Discretionary Global Macro: A Manager’s Perspective
Systematic Strategies: A Quantitative Approach to Global Macro
The Different Shades of Macro
The Role of a Global Macro Strategist
Emerging Markets in Global Macro Investing
Risk Management in Global Macro Funds
Geopolitical Risk in Global Macro Investing
Global Macro: A Prime Broker’s Perspective
Understanding Global Macro Leverage
Global Macro: An Investment Consultant’s Perspective
Global Macro: a Fund of Hedge Fund’s Perspective
The Case for Global Macro in Institutional Portfolios
GTAA and Global Macro for Long-term Institutional Investors
This chapter will concentrate on similarities and distinctions between various global macro styles of investing, with a particular focus on an institutional investment approach, typically referred to as global tactical asset allocation (GTAA). The author believes that a clear delineation between different macro styles, including GTAA, is sometimes difficult to achieve. While distinctions between the approaches are rooted in the underlying technologies, they also stem from historical reasons and different philosophical and structural frameworks. Reflecting the author’s professional background, the chapter will look in some detail at the development of systematic macro as a style, with a particular emphasis on issues related to risk management and the role of “big picture” vision. It will also elaborate on risk management as a cornerstone of successful alpha generation in systematic macro.
The Primary Colours Of Global Macro
As a child, the author, like many Jewish boys growing up in the old Soviet Union, liked to play chess. His coach used to say: “Chess is a combination of art
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