Ari Paul

CIO of BlockTower Capital
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Ari is the CIO of BlockTower Capital, a risk specialist, and is a portfolio manager for the University of Chicago's $7 billion endowment. He joined the University in 2013. From 2006 to 2010, Ari was a derivatives market maker with Susquehanna International Group (SIG) in Bala Cynwyd, PA, and ...more
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Huge ETH Rally, Quick Rebalancing
Monday, March 20, 2017 4:29 PM EDT
Ethereum (ETH) has rallied 240%. This rally was on the back of "enterprise ethereum", an announcement by some of the world's largest tech, financial, and even oil companies, that they will be jointly developing the ethereum platform.
In this article: BITCOMP
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Birth Of An Asset Class - Cryptocurrency
Monday, February 13, 2017 2:54 PM EDT
Why are cryptocurrencies valuable?
In this article: BITCOMP
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Economic Commentary: The Melt Up Trade
Monday, December 5, 2016 2:34 PM EDT
The combination of higher P/E ratios with higher corporate earnings could bring the S&P 500 50% higher over the next 2 years as under-invested money managers chase the rally, attracting ever greater retail flows.
In this article: SPX Also: SPY
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Economic Commentary: Trump
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 1:09 PM EDT
Investors found evidence for optimism among Trump's policy goals. Greater infrastructure spending and repatriation of offshore corporate cash could spur domestic growth.
In this article: UUP, VIX, GLD, BITCOMP
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Depreciation, Fed, And Brexit
Monday, June 20, 2016 1:10 PM EDT
The odds implied by the market are currently about 33% that Britain will leave. If so, the pound will fall and volatility will rise.
In this article: FXB, SPX
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Correction
Sunday, February 28, 2016 7:42 AM EDT
World markets are mostly in moderate correction territory, and I think it’s mostly a “correction” in the common usage of the term – we’ve eliminated most of the froth and excessive optimism in valuations in the US and Europe.
In this article: SPY, GXC
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Sell-Off, Syrians, And Self-Driving Cars.
A discussion of the global equity sell-off, the coming collapse of the eurozone, and the deflationary power of automation.
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Portfolio Manager
University of Chicago Office of Investments
December 2013 - Present (9 years 7 months)

Education

University of Chicago
MBA
2011 / 2015
Economics, Econometrics & Statistics, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship
University of Pennsylvania
BA
2002 / 2006
Political Science

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