Queen Of Quants Sees More Algorithm-Based Trading In Future

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Leda Braga is arguably the most influential woman in the hedge fund industry. She is also known as the “Queen of the Quants” due to her use of systematic trading and use of algorithms.

At the Delivering Alpha conference in New York last week, Braga stated that she believes the systematic trading style like she uses will increase in usage and will overtake the discretionary approach in popularity. She also stated that she thinks it will happen in the next ten years.”I think in a world where there’s regulatory pressures, investor pressure for lower fees … I think the systematic approach will prevail in the long run. I think the next ten years for sure,” Braga said.

Algorithmic trading has been growing in recent years and should continue to grow as each investing generation becomes less averse to using technology to make investment decisions. Much like robo-advisers are becoming more popular with individual investors, algorithm based trading models will face less scrutiny from the generations that have grown up with today’s technology.

Rick Pendergraft
Research Analyst
HedgeCoVest

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