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Phalanx Capital Management LLC
Address
300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1650-A
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
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Phalanx is an award winning multi strategy fund with an 8 year track record of positive and attractive risk-adjusted performance in every calendar year since inception (including 2008). The fund’s investment objective is to generate positive risk-adjusted returns in all market cycles regardless of market direction. The premise of our strategy is to profit from cheap or mispriced implied volatility opportunities imbedded in convertible securities and listed and OTC equity derivatives in Japan and broader Asian capital markets. Our target markets tend to have far greater volatility and are generally less crowded and efficient than average. This leads to significant and persistent pricing dislocations and more repeatable investment opportunities.
Leading a skilled Japan-AustralAsia focused team, founder and principal, Christopher McGuire, brings over 20 years of experience in the hedge fund industry, and a track record of more than 12 years managing absolute return funds.
Phalanx is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Hong Kong.
Daniel Farrell
Employee title
Managing Director, Marketing & Investor Relations
Resume
Dan is responsible for the coordination of all marketing efforts at Phalanx, including business development, Investor Relations, and external communications for the firm.
Before joining Phalanx, Dan was a partner at Biztrade where his main focus was assisting in the brokerage of small to midsized businesses. He also worked in the mortgage business at Decision One Mortgage, a division of HSBC, as well as a strategic account executive at Experian Information Solutions where he worked closely with key banking relationships. Dan began his career as a program manager of a diagnostic home for abused and neglected children at Maryville Academy, the largest child/adolescent care organization in Illinois.
Education
<p> Dan received a BA in Psychology from Loras College, Iowa in 1993.</p>
Masahide Hoshi
Employee title
Senior Portfolio Strategist
Resume
Masa provides trading ideas and works in tandem with the CIO on the construction, sizing, and scope of the portfolio. His responsibilities also include presenting in-depth analysis on market scenarios and security valuations to the Investment Team. Masa works from Phalanx’s Hong Kong office.
Before joining Phalanx, Masa covered Korea, Taiwan, India, and Southeast Asia for JP Morgan Chase’s equity derivatives trading group. He also managed the Japanese convertible bond and equity derivatives portfolio for Atma Capital Management in Singapore. Prior to this he was trading US listed derivatives for UBS in Stamford, CT. Masa started his career trading Japanese convertible bonds and equity derivatives for UBS in Tokyo.
Education
<p>Masa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University in 2001.</p>
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Oleg Movchan
Employee title
Chief Risk Officer
Resume
Oleg is responsible for implementation of the risk management framework across all functional lines at Phalanx. As Chairman of the risk committee, his duties include monitoring and managing risk exposures and ensuring that portfolio risk configuration and individual position sizing are consistent with overall investment objectives, related limits, and guidelines. Additionally, he oversees implementation of investment and risk analytics, and related technologies.
Oleg brings 17 years of experience in the asset management and investment banking industries, having served as a Chief Risk Officer and Head of Risk Management for several multi-billion dollar global investment firms, including Attalus Capital, VARA Capital, Alexandra Investment Management, Ritchie Capital, and UBS Global Asset Management. Most recently, he served as CEO of Kameosa Capital.
Education
Oleg graduated from Kharkov State University, Ukraine in 1994 with a MS degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics. He also earned a MS degree in Financial Mathematics and a MBA in Analytic Finance, both from the University of Chicago. Oleg holds CFA designation.