October 2024

Joep van den Broek and Harold de Boer discuss working life at Transtrend, touching on Rotterdam's no-nonsense spirit, team collaboration, shaping your own role, and the paradox of misfits. They also delve into Transtrend's research focus, execution and liquidity provision, and the operational complexity of our strategy.

June 2024

In June, HedgeNordic published their 2024 special report on systematic strategies. In an insightful interview, Toni Budimir, Head of Portfolio Management at Transtrend, delves into the significance of commodities within our trading strategy. We explore responsible investing, the role of futures markets, and why commodities are deeply embedded in our DNA.

Every year, HedgeNordic invites some of the leading experts in the CTA industry to its CTA Roundtable in Stockholm. This event provides a unique opportunity to exchange insights and perspectives on the latest developments and challenges in the CTA space. The roundtable covers a wide range of topics, such as performance drivers and market trends, manager dispersion, portfolio construction and risk management, and new research directions.

February 2023

Why is change so important, but also very difficult? How do we adapt? Which transitions offer opportunities for investors in the coming years? And how can we participate in a responsible manner?

January 2023

Harold de Boer participated in the Top Traders Unplugged Podcast hosted by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Allan Dunne. Harold among others explains why we should not embrace conventions, why computers have become somewhat of a disadvantage, and why trading more markets is not always better.

October 2022

If the purpose of the exercise is not to create an as large as possible ESG market but the goal instead is to help reduce carbon emissions to put a brake on further global warming, positions in derivatives such as futures contracts should not be included in the calculation of the carbon footprint of investment portfolios.

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Kathryn Kaminski speak with Harold de Boer. Listen in to learn about Transtrend's history, our way of trading and Harold's unique perspective on the investment industry.

June 2018

Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Kathryn Kaminski continue their conversation with Harold de Boer. Listen in to learn about Transtrend's trading of synthetic market combinations, current research projects and Harold's perspective on volatility.

June 2018