Per Ivarsson

Investment Partner
Harmonic Capital

Harmonic Capital Partners is a fully systematic, London-based macro hedge fund manager focusing on non-directional strategies. Harmonic has a team of 25 people, with 11 dedicated to research and development. Per is a member of the Harmonic Investment Committee, and the majority of his time is spent developing and maintaining Macro trading strategies across asset classes. Through Per’s 8 years in systematic research and asset management at Harmonic, he has developed a good understanding of the benefits and potential pitfalls that come with this trading style. Per will be joining the Debate ‘Active Currency Strategies – Which Will Yield The Best Profits In Current Market Conditions?’ on the 14th September.

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Rising Above The Current Market Order – 14th September 2016

Monday, January 9th, 2017

14:15 Oxford Style Debate: Active Currency Strategies – Which Will Yield The Best Profits In Current Market Conditions?

Fully engage with the most contentious and divisive issues facing your industry. Sit back and witness industry-leading figures pitting themselves against each other in a battle to deliver the knockout argument. Then, continue the debate in your own small roundtable groups until you reach a majority viewpoint. Will you reconsider your position? And will you walk away with a fresh mindset and better prepared to take on this key conundrum?

Audience vote at the start of the debate to see if the audience votes in favour of discretionary trading vs. automated trading strategies: which are yielding the best results?
What is the most popular active currency management style currently?
What sort of data sources are providing the most value in providing sentiment based indicators?
Examining alternative ETF products – how and when should they be incorporated into a strategy?
Where are we seeing true innovation in FX investment strategies?
Audience vote at the end of the debate to see if the panelists have been able to influence the vote in favor of their argument