AHL Explains

By Anthony Ledford, Chief Scientist at Man AHL

Narrated by Dr. Anthony Ledford, Chief Scientist at Man AHL, our intention is to bring each concept to life by focusing on principles rather than detail. Each video is just a few minutes long and we h... more

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How many episodes does AHL Explains have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

AHL Explains episodes:

June 12, 2015 AHL Explains Portfolio Diversification
Portfolio diversification is explained using the simplest possible portfolio and also introduces the concept of re-gearing.
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7min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Futures
The main features of futures contracts are used to explain how their cash efficiency is particularly useful in risk-targeting.
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8min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Cross Sectional Momentum
This video examines cross-sectional momentum, explaining how the basic idea and the strategies that seek to profit from it differ from the time series momentum approach pursued by CTAs.
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6min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Signal Diversification
We look beyond the core momentum (trend) signal to provide insight into the technical and fundamental predictors commonly used by CTA and multi-strategy managers.
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7min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Risk
The subject of portfolio risk is tackled by explaining the familiar industry terms Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall before mentioning the multi-faceted role of risk management.
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7min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Volatility Scaling
This video shows how the effect of a marketâs price volatility can be neutralised within the P&L achieved by trading that market.
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7min
June 11, 2015 AHL Explains Momentum
A simple illustration is used to show how price trends over different time horizons are combined to form a momentum signal.
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8min
April 27, 2015 AHL Explains Series 1: Cross Sectional Momentum
This video examines cross-sectional momentum, explaining how the basic idea and the strategies that seek to profit from it differ from the time series momentum approach pursued by CTAs.
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6min
April 20, 2015 AHL Explains Series 1: Signal Diversification
We look beyond the core momentum (trend) signal to provide insight into the technical and fundamental predictors commonly used by Commodity Trading Advisors and multi-strategy managers.
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7min
April 13, 2015 AHL Explains Series 1: Risk
The subject of portfolio risk is tackled by explaining the familiar industry terms Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall before mentioning the multi-faceted role of risk management.
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7min

FAQs about AHL Explains:

How many episodes does AHL Explains have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.