In this episode, podcast host Nick “The Moose” Batsford and Juan Colón talk about how Darwinex manages DARWIN risk. In the previous episode we covered why DARWIN risk is managed independently from the trader. Register for this webinar if you want to master the basics of DARWIN investing. How does Darwinex manage DARWIN risk? We start […]
Results of "Risk"
DARWIN Investor Risk
8 May 2015
The risk in your DARWIN portfolio is managed by Darwinex to your personal risk appetite. Sexy, isn’t it? This requires you to understand the concept of equity at risk – which sounds intimidating. To some extent, this is deliberate: investing in trading strategies takes effort, and telling you otherwise would be misleading. But demanding also makes […]
Risk Management – The Single Most Important Investable Attribute
11 December 2014
Risk management is the single most important investable attribute. Your grade reflects the trouble our algorithms have in transforming your strategy into an investable DARWIN. If you hold your Value at Risk constant, ideally by placing all your positions in a tight leverage range, we don’t intervene and grant you a 10/10. The moment your […]
Value at Risk or VaR
14 July 2014
You all have read these disclaimers: “Trading may carry a high degree of risk to your capital” Indeed, trading is risky. But you’ll probably agree that not all trading strategies carry the same risk. Wouldn’t it be great to have one single risk measure that tells, at a glance, how risky a given trading strategy is? […]
