TTU101: Should You Trust The Short-Term Over The Long-Term? ft. Nigol Koulajian of Quest Partners – 1of2

May 18, 2018

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Nigol Koulajian is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Quest Partners LLC, and has been designing and trading short-term and long-term technical systems for over 22 years. Coming from Columbia business school, many of Nigol’s general practices seem counter-intuitive but have consistently yielded results. This interview will help get you deeper into the trading and management philosophy that has made Quest Partners such a successful firm.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How Nigol got started with trading systems
How Quest Partners grew to where it is today
What Nigol has learned from his unique path into managed futures
Why clearly defining your process is value added to your product
Why Nigol is okay with always being in a state of failure
How developing nuance in his intuitive process has become Nigol’s greatest asset
What role meditation has played in Nigol’s career
What factors played into Quest’s success
Why Quest takes tail risk into account while normalizing returns
Why Nigol puts more trust in short-term over the long-term
Some of Nigol’s short-term trading strategies
What Nigol is studying right now
How writing white papers has helped Nigol’s relationships with his clients
Why focusing on your investors can be hurting your long-term growth
How Quest Partners has changed to fit the post-2010 financial climate
The problem with smart beta

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