Research & Insights

Here is a collection of pieces from our team — commentary and broader perspectives on the markets in which we participate. We hope you find them interesting and relevant.

Educational Piece

Perspectives

Forward Rate Bias

We look at forward rate bias — the tendency of implied forward rates to overestimate future spot rates — and how a persistent, if modest, edge can be harvested using short-dated interest rate futures.

Educational Piece
Perspectives

Scaling Accuracy

We work through the math connecting trading frequency to required win rate, showing why a monthly strategy needs higher accuracy than an equivalent weekly one to produce similar results.

Educational Piece

Perspectives

Compounding Edge

Using a simple thought experiment on volatility drag, we show why smaller, more consistent position sizes tend to compound better over time than larger, variable ones, even when the average return is identical.

Educational Piece

Perspectives

Trend Detection

We explain how simple moving averages and their slopes can help identify rising, falling, and flat interest rate regimes, and how that framework can inform duration positioning.

Educational Piece

Perspectives · As of 12/31/2025

Introduction to Cat Bonds

We explain what cat bonds are, why re/insurers use them, and how diversifying across largely unrelated perils can shape a portfolio’s risk and return profile.

Case Study
The Ambassador Fund (EMPIX) · As of 10/18/2024

Hurricane Milton: a live cat event case study

We walk through how Hurricane Milton unfolded, how we priced the fund’s portfolio during a live cat event using model-based loss estimates, and why we believe the fund’s more conservative approach was reflected in a smaller drawdown than the Index over the same period.