I work as a quantitative researcher for family office, advisors and a global quantitative asset management firm. Small retail investors have a powerful edge as the most robust alpha in the market is found in small stocks. But not all small stocks - many are high risk money traps. Thats where the ...more

I work as a quantitative researcher for family office, advisors and a global quantitative asset management firm. Small retail investors have a powerful edge as the most robust alpha in the market is found in small stocks. But not all small stocks - many are high risk money traps. Thats where the quantitative element comes in. Larger firms, and the analysts that work for them, choose to ignore it because of liquidity constraints. Smaller investors have the problem of gaining access to the data and skills required to discover the alpha. And even if they could, it is cost prohibitive. That is where I intend to bridge the gap delivering high quality strategies in microcaps to smaller retail investors who can profitably extract the alpha.less