Justin Chan

  • https://www.datadriveninvestor.com/ Dr Chan founded DataDrivenInvestor.com (DDI) and is the CEO for JCube Capital Partners. Specialized in strategy development, alternative data analytics and behavioral finance, Dr Chan also has extensive experience in investment management and financial services industries. Prior to forming JCube and DDI, Dr Chan served in the capacity of strategy development in multiple hedge funds, fintech companies, and also served as a senior quantitative strategist at GMO. A published author at professional journals in finance, Dr. Chan holds a Ph.D. degree in finance from UCLA.

   



73 Stories by Justin Chan

Developing Crowd-Sourced Trading Strategies and DIY Hedge Funds

It was once the norm that being a hedge fund quant required some seriously impressive academic credentials. Straight-A’s at school, a degree from a...
August 19, 2018 4 min read

DDI Blockchain Weekly (August 6th – 12th)

It was a week of both highs and lows. On Saturday, the crypto market as a whole plunged to fresh lows for 2018, as...
August 13, 2018 2 min read

Will ICOs replace VCs for start-ups?

It was once the norm for an aspiring start-up to seek funding through venture capital (VC). Ownership of the company would be divided amongst...
August 3, 2018 5 min read 444

Quandl and the Alternative Data Revolution

Alpha, as a measure of active management skills in the fund’s world, gauge the manager’s ability to beat the market. Skills aside, it is...
July 30, 2018 3 min read

Escrow Solutions for Digital Assets

“Transactions that are computationally impractical to reverse would protect sellers from fraud, and routine escrow mechanisms could easily be implemented to protect buyers.” Satoshi Nakamoto...
July 20, 2018 5 min read

DDI Blockchain Weekly (July 9th-15th)

Just as the first week of July welcomed a $30 billion boost in crypto markets, the second week saw those gains being completely erased,...
July 16, 2018 3 min read

Could DAG be a Blockchain-Killer?

Although blockchain is now having an increasingly disruptive impact on the world, few would consider the technology to be the finished article in its...
July 10, 2018 4 min read 294

DDI Blockchain Weekly (July 2nd – July 8th)

With an almost $30 billion boost in market capitalization for the week, cryptocurrency markets posted their first significant weekly gains since at least the...
July 9, 2018 3 min read 186

DDI Blockchain Weekly (June 25th – July 1st)

Just when it looked as if crypto was going to suffer another week of painful losses, markets rebounded strongly on Saturday to end the...
July 2, 2018 3 min read 158

DDI Blockchain Weekly (June 18th-24th)

Cryptocurrency markets continued to lose ground last week, with bearish sentiment being strengthened following the 35 billion won ($31 million) hack of South Korea’s...
June 26, 2018 3 min read

Decentralized Exchanges as the Future of Cryptocurrency Trading (PART II)

In my previous article, I highlighted how decentralized exchanges (DEXs) represent a marked improvement over centralized exchanges across a range of important issues such...
June 21, 2018 4 min read 301

DDI Blockchain Weekly (June 11th-17th)

It was yet another subdued week for the cryptocurrency complex, with markets continuing their downward trajectory early in the week, following the $40 million...
June 19, 2018 2 min read
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