Advanced Trading – Since the Arab Spring turned into the Euro Summer, the capital markets have been on a roller coaster ride that has Wall Street veterans scratching their heads, investors heading for safer ground and risk-loving hedge fund managers eager for another ride. Many investors may panic at signs of volatility, but for today’s high-speed trader, there is real upside in this market.
“There’s always opportunity,” according to Michael Levas, chief investment officer for Olympian Capital Management, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based hedge fund, who says it all depends on the scope and depth of the fund managers’ experience. “Whether they are long or short; whether they are global macro — how they perform will depend on their whole framework and strategy,” he asserts. “We have longs that are making money. Do we have shorts that are making money? Yes.”
