Gary Douglas Smith actively trades his portfolio as well as the portfolios of family members. In addition, Mr. Smith maintains Between the Hedges, an investment-oriented blog. Previously, he was founder and managing member of Olympus Capital Management, an alternative investment firm. Olympus consisted of a long/short diversified hedge fund and a long/short technology sector hedge fund. Prior to the formation of Olympus, he spent five years as Vice-President of Research and Portfolio Manager for an independent money management firm. Mr. Smith has been engaged for the past 23 years in the analysis and selection of equity and other investments. His expertise is in long/short U.S. equity investing across all market sectors with an emphasis on technology stocks. He uses a top-down investment approach, investing is securities at a reasonable price relative to their growth prospects. As well, technical analysis plays a role in the timing of his investment decisions. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and subsequently received an MBA, with a concentration in finance, from Vanderbilt University’s Owen School.
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- 3:07pm Friday, October 11, 2013: Gary Smith’s Market Take - Wall Street All-Stars» Gary D. Smith
Here’s my take on the markets today, October 11th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly improving again today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap is rising +8.3% to -7.73 bps. The TED Spread is declining -10.0% to 17.76 bps. The North America Investment Grade CDS […] - 10:17am Friday, October 11, 2013: Market Take for Sept 27 - Wall Street All-Stars» Gary D. Smith
Here’s my take on the markets today, September 27th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are deteriorating today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap is falling -6.9% to -6.5 bps. The Libor-OIS Spread is jumping +11.4% to 14.4 bps. The US sovereign cds is rising another +2.8% […] - 3:41pm Friday, September 27, 2013: Gary Smith’s Market Take - Wall Street All-Stars» Gary D. Smith
Here’s my take on the markets today, September 27th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are deteriorating today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap is falling -6.9% to -6.5 bps. The Libor-OIS Spread is jumping +11.4% to 14.4 bps. The US sovereign cds is rising another +2.8% […] - 3:37pm Friday, September 13, 2013: Gary Smith’s Market Take - Wall Street All-Stars» Gary D. Smith
Here’s my take on the markets today, September 13th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly deteriorating today. The FRA-OIS Spread is down -2.5% to 19.5 bps. The North America Investment Grade CDS Index is down -1.1% to 77.01 bps. The Germany sovereign cds is down […] - 3:47pm Tuesday, September 3, 2013: Gary Smith’s Market Take - Wall Street All-Stars» Gary D. Smith
Here’s my take on the markets today, September 3rd, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly deteriorating today. The FRA-OIS Spread is down -3.7% to 19.5 bps. The Germany sovereign cds is down -1.5% to 28.0 bps. The Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread is down -1.6% to […]