China is a ‘crash waiting to happen’Laurence Fletcher, Reuters | 13/06/20 | Former chess grandmaster-turned hedge fund manager Patrick Wolff is betting on a stock market crash in China, where he says corruption and bad debts have spiraled to...
The Wolff business factor
Patrick Wolff, From Chess To Hedge Fund Master January 14, 2013 Chess Grandmaster, Patrick Wolff, called himself a Warren Buffet ‘disciple’ in an interview with Opalesque TV’s, Greg Spoelberch. Wolff, a two time US Chess Champion and Harvard alumni, still...
The chess master who took down JPMorgan
Meet the Man Who Took Down JPMorganBoaz Weinstein is an aggressive trader who once lost $2B, tooBy Mark Russell, Newser StaffPosted May 27, 2012 7:00 AM CDT (Newser) – Credit (or blame) Boaz Weinstein—a 38-year-old hedge fund trader known...
The wunderkind chess master who outsmarted JPMorgan
The Hunch, the Pounce and the KillHow Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorganBy AZAM AHMEDPublished: May 26, 2012 BOAZ WEINSTEIN didn’t know it, but he had just hooked the London Whale. It was last November, and Mr. Weinstein,...
Wall Street loves chess
Chess Champ? Hedge Funds May Want You Boaz Weinstein and Peter Thiel were top chess players that had analytical skills that aided in investing decisions By Marlene Y. SatterSeptember 30, 2011 Wall Street loves chess, and chess champions and...
Wagering thousands of dollars a game
31-Year Old Brett Icahn’s Hedge Fund Returned 50% Last Year Courtney Comstock | Apr. 19, 2011, 3:36 PM Fun facts about Brett: [He and his father] often play chess, wagering thousands of dollars a game. He saw his father...
Turn chess skills into money making venture
New hedge fund on Long Island Friday January 7, 2011 12:31 PM By Joseph Mallia Long Island has a new hedge fund, based in Bohemia. It’s called the Genius Hedge Fund, led by three partners who met through their...
Wolff: Grand Master Capital
Clarium’s Amazing Chess Player Is Leaving Peter Thiel To Start A New Hedge FundCourtney ComstockNov. 29, 2010, 3:58 PM Clarium’s Patrick Wolff is spinning out of the fund to form his own hedge fund, Grand Master Capital. The fact...
Chess: A Valuable Teaching Tool for Risk Managers?
Chess: A Valuable Teaching Tool for Risk Managers?By Igor Postelnik How does chess resemble risk analysis? Are there similarities, for example, between the way a chess player studies opponents’ games and the way a risk analyst studies clients’ portfolios?...
Chess master raised $250 million for new fund
Boaz WeinsteinAge: 36 At Deutsche Bank, Weinstein earned billions using a type of trade called “capital structure arbitrage,” in which he would exploit differences in the price of a company’s various bonds and stock. The chess “life” master was...