What do the traders say?

First Published in Automated Trader Magazine Issue 21 Q2 2011 : Buyside Beat

For the second instalment of our two-part opener for our new regular Buyside Beat feature, David Dungay spoke to traders and other buysiders about the many challenges they face in the quest for alpha. This month, the discussion ranges over the development and implementation of new trading ideas, and then moves on into the life-span of models before finally addressing the feasibility and usage of adaptive parameters in modelling. [Buyside Beat part one may be found in the Q1 2011 issue, page 18, or online here]