Quantamental investing: when machines and humans combine for success
24 January 2021 - 18:38
A powerful new strategy known as quantamental investing is being employed by an increasing number of investment managers to enhance the quality of their decision-making and deliver more consistent returns.
The principle behind quantamental investing can best be illustrated by an example drawn from the chess world. In 1997 world chess champion Garry Kasparov took on IBM supercomputer Deep Blue for the second time. The first time they played, Kasparov beat his automated adversary, but the second time the algorithm proved too powerful...
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