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IHS Markit Announces 7orca Asset Management Live on thinkFolio to Support Currency Overlay and Short Volatility Strategies

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that 7orca Asset Management AG (7orca) is live on its order management and portfolio modeling solution, thinkFolio .

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  • IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that 7orca Asset Management AG (7orca) is live on its order management and portfolio modeling solution, thinkFolio .
  • Formed in 2017, 7orca is an independent German asset manager that has been using thinkFolio for over a year to support its currency overlay and short volatility investment strategies for institutional clients.
  • Since establishing 7orca, we have focused on providing our clients with a quantitative investment process to actively hedge currency risks, said Jasper Duex, CIO at 7orca Asset Management.
  • We have configured thinkFolio to support this FX overlay strategy while also allowing for other workflows to support strategies such as short volatility.

Altonomy Launches First OTC Sell-Side Trading Desk for Crypto Market and Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Index Fund

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Altonomy is the first dedicated sell-side trading desk that provides institutional-grade liquidity solutions, OTC trading, advisory and asset management services for the crypto market.

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  • Altonomy is the first dedicated sell-side trading desk that provides institutional-grade liquidity solutions, OTC trading, advisory and asset management services for the crypto market.
  • However, Altonomy Taurus Index Fund's model safeguards its fund and customers against this market risk through diversification, low cost of rebalancing and high liquidity.
  • The Altonomy Taurus Index Fund is a U.S.-registered and fully regulated private crypto index fund that is low-cost, transparent and optimally diversified to reduce portfolio risk.
  • The company is the first dedicated sell-side trading desk with institutional-grade OTC, advisory and asset management services for the crypto market.