Trading Risk: Enhanced Profitability through Risk Control

Kenneth L.Grant is Cheyne’s Global Risk Manager, and is the Managing Member for Cheyne Capital, LLC, the firm’s U.S. arm. Mr. Grant is a pioneer in the field of hedge fund risk management and capital allocation. Before joining Cheyne, he created risk control programs at two of the world’s leading hedge funds, Tudor Investments and SAC Capital, where he was eventually promoted to the title of Chief Investment Strategist. Earlier in his career, Mr. Grant led risk management efforts for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Société Générale. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Managed Futures Association (MFA), and is a founding member of MFA’s Hedge Fund Advisory Committee–the industry’s leading trade relations organization. He is a principal author of MFA’s Sound Practices for Hedge Fund Managers (2000). Mr. Grant holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, an MA in Economics from Columbia University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.