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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Brian DeChesare

Given the amount of data analysis required, you might be wondering if it’s essential to have computer science skills for commodity trading. No one will hire you as a trader because you took a course; you must show them your P&L or relevant work that supports trading (scripts, data analysis, automated strategies, etc.).

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Along the way, more people than I ever imagined have found my data of use, and while I still have no desire to be a data service, I have an obligation to be transparent about my data analysis processes. Dividend yield & payout 3. Default Spreads 3. Margins & ROC 3. Tax rates 4. Costs of equity & capital 4.

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AI's Winners, Losers and Wannabes: An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost!

Musings on Markets

For those who are active investors, individuals as well as institutions, I believe that AI will make a difficult game (delivering excess returns or alpha from investing) even more so. I know that there are others who see AI as an instrument that big companies will use to control minds and acquire power.