Perry J. Kaufman

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Perry J. Kaufman
Born (1943-10-17) October 17, 1943 (age 81)
New York, NY, USA
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Rocket scientist, writer, systematic trader, investment manager, entrepreneur
Website www.perrykaufman.com and www.kaufmananalytics.com

Perry J. Kaufman is an American systematic trader, rocket scientist, index developer, and quantitative financial theorist. He is considered a leading expert in the development of fully algorithmic trading programs (mostly written in Fortran). [1]

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Career

Kaufman currently serves as the president of Kaufman Analytics, Ltd. He received a BS in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology.

Aerospace background

Beginning as a “rocket scientist” in the aerospace industry, Kaufman worked on the navigation and control systems for the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, the predecessor of the Hubble Space Telescope. [2] Moreover, he was involved in the development of navigation systems for Project Gemini which were later used for Apollo missions. [3]

Trading experience

Kaufman worked in trading, research and advisory functions at major commercial banks, securities houses, central banks, and hedge funds.

After leaving the aerospace industry, Kaufman became a partner in an Illinois-based farm management company where, as a commercial hedger, he developed expertise in trading commodity futures markets. Between 1981 and 1991, Kaufman resided in Bermuda where he worked as Head of Trading Systems for Transworld Oil, Ltd. (Bermuda). He was a principal at Man-Drapeau Research (Singapore) from 1992 to 1998 and worked in consulting functions for Cinergy and Prudential-Bache. [4] Between 2003 and 2008, Perry J. Kaufman worked as a portfolio manager and senior quantitative analyst for Graham Capital Management, a hedge fund with a focus on managed futures trading strategies. [5] Kaufman is currently a consultant to Mizuho Alternative Investments and serves as a board member at ARIAD Asset Management GmbH. [6] Kaufman also advises the Aquantum Group and collaborates with the company in the design of systematic trading programs and indices. [7]

Publications & Canon Contributions

Kaufman is the founder of the Journal of Futures Markets and creator of John Wiley & Sons's Traders Advantage series.

Books

Book contributions

Board memberships and affiliations

References

  1. ↑ "Quote from The Technical Analyst (2009)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ↑ Quote from Information Management Network (www.imn.org) Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Extract from Alpha Trading (Wiley, 2011)
  4. ↑ Quote from www.moneymentor.com
  5. ↑ From ET Business College
  6. ↑ Ariad GmbH website
  7. ↑ Aquantum Group website
  8. ↑ Website of Aquantum Group
  9. ↑ Website of Ariad GmbH
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