Ex-Merrill Strategist Launches Research Boutique

Once upon a time, before Abby Cohen rose to prominence, Claudia Mott of Prudential Securities was the go-to woman on the street. Her small-cap quantitative studies were a must read for managers specializing in the tiny tykes. Her retirement created a vaccum that was ably filled by Satya Pradhuman of Merrill Lynch, who paid his dues for years before leaving the Thundering Herd.

Satya is back, however, launching Cirrus Research LLC, an independent research boutique specializing in his stock in trade.

“We are offering a macro approach to small, mid and micro caps which combines quantitative techniques and common sense,” Pradhuman said. “This is a unique strategic product that will appeal to long-only and long/short investors. “The search for good ideas is unending. With the small cap space, you must be nimble, and we intend to inform our clients of anything that will keep them out of trouble.”

Cirrus products examine both relative performance and absolute returns and focus solely on the discovery of arbitrage and opportunistic situations. “Creating competitively distinctive, idea-driven research that helps clients outperform is our mission,” Pradhuman noted. HedgeCo.Net

Satya was a quant long before it became fashionable, and will be employing proprietary quantitative tools he has honed over the years. His products are…

Designed for institutional money managers seeking superior risk-adjusted returns in the small, mid and micro cap landscape of equity markets, Cirrus products are strategic in nature and idea driven, focusing on both relative performance and absolute returns.

Given the recent performance of domestic small-caps, Satya should have his hands full.

Former Wall Street Strategist Launches Small Cap Research Firm
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