I studied finance and have worked as a trader, analyst and PM at a mutual fund as well as a hedge fund. After working for others for over a decade, I am now working for myself and trade and invest my own capital. I have gone broke thrice so still don't feel that I have learned enough about the markets. I believe that market is very efficient in the long run but there is plenty of mis-pricing that occurs across markets and asset classes in the short run. I feel that in the long run, the success rate is 50% so it is all about sizing the bet and managing risk. Learned investors will lose money 50% of the time but risk management and understanding of the macro environment matters just as much as the micro details of the companies. I wish to learn from all of you and be a better investor for another decade. I believe in long-short strategy to investing because in the stock market, there is a buyer for every seller and vice versa and one of them is always right. In the stock market, it is not about being long or short but it is about being right and as long as we keep open minds and see both sides of our investment ideas, our probability of achieving alpha will be greater.

I like to cook, read and listen to music.

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