Political and economic uncertainty paralyzed the markets and was a drag on market liquidity, which contributed to erratic market moves in 2012. At OLSEN, we introduced new trading models with refined money management rules and upgraded our risk management framework. We were invited to participate in a research project funded by the EU to analyze the microstructure of markets. Our fully automated investment process is well equipped to successfully navigate the increasingly complex financial markets of 2013. (Download PDF) Performance in 2012 Our investment strategy generated a positive...

James B. Glattfelder – a researcher and trading model developer at Olsen Ltd – had the chance to speak at the TEDxZurich. Read more about James on the TEDxZurich website. Decoding Complexity: The Organizing Principles Behind our Economy It sounds paradoxical, but today it appears that we understand more about the universe than our society. We have created systems that have outgrown our capacity to genuinely understand and control them. Just think about the ongoing financial crisis. But recent advancements in the study of complex systems are able to offer new insights into the...

Have you ever played dice with a friend? Betting a fixed amount of money each turn, you win if the number on the top face of the die is one, two or three, your friend wins in all the three other cases. At any single point in time, the sum of all the profits and losses amount up to exactly zero. This is an example of a very simple zero sum game. Read the whole article on FXStreet.com