FX MANAGERS
Currencies are truly a “global macro” strategy in that a skilled manager must be always aware of what’s going on in every single world’s economy. In equities, or even certain commodities, one or two factors may influence price action. Currencies, on the other hand, are fully interconnected and influencing one another.
FXTM When and how was the company born?
GO We launched SHARPE+SIGNA in June 2010 under the name of Vanguard Axis. After testing out and trying to work with several other traders, I finally settled on the team we have here now. In August 2012, we decided to rebrand ourselves as SHARPE+SIGNA. We wanted to be unique and avoid any confusion with other firms with similar names. We wanted to
cement our identity in the
industry as the “vanguard” for many years to come.
FXTM How is the company structured today in terms of headcounts and offices?
GO We have 12 employees, of whom eight are in research/trading/risk,
three in sales and marketing and one in back office/admin. We have offices in the US, UK and NZ. We are working on a Singapore presence, and possibly NY.
FXTM What do you consider as being the
key positions in Management company?
GO Risk Manager without a doubt. I think that a strategy can be profitable and sustain itself through any market condition so long as risk is properly managed.
FXTM Which
authorities company?
GO We are 4.14 Exempt CTA, meaning we can only take on certain types of clients.
FXTM You are in charge of the currency program. How do you describe your investment strategy?
GO I would say that we are evenly balanced in our approach. When selecting positions to include in our portfolio, we analyze everything at our disposal; this means
using technical analysis, regulate the an FX
FX
fundamentals, market intelligence as well as some quantitative analysis. We do not have one box we try to fit our strategy into. This gives us the ability to remain agnostic in particular towards any particular currency pairs we trade on an intra-day basis. Simply put, right now it’s not important to me whether EURUSD trades at 1.40 or at 1.30 by year end. Our goal is to focus on the next 50-100 ticks on intra-day basis. We are interested in on what is going to trigger and sustain a move during the time frame of our trade, which is right here right now. Many different factors can and will influence the way we look at the market.
FXTM How did you create and develop your
current FX management
strategy? Has it changed over time, and if yes, for what reasons did you decide to change it?
GO The overall development and evolution of our strategy has remained fairly consistent since the inception of our firm. This is also the result of the stability in personnel of the team behind it. We have four senior individuals, including myself. I am a more medium/long term trader. Richard Campbell and Richard Shennan
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