Ep. 1136: Nigol Koulajian Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Nigol Koulajian, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Quest. Koulajian founded Quest in March 2001. He identified specific strategies using proprietary techniques that have been continuously enhanced over the past twenty-three years and became the basis for the growth of Quest. The firm, based in New York, manages $2.6 billion in assets and employs thirty-seven people as of December 2022. He started the NOK Foundation in 2002, which is committed to promoting the study and practice of yoga and meditation globally. He has acted as a board member of the Omega Institute and David Lynch Foundation. 

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Hedge fund industry perspective
• Strategies
• Risks associated
• A long-term entrepreneurial perspective
• Value at risk in the market
• Sharpe ratio
• Multiple tail risks in market cycles

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