Stockholm (Hedgenordic) – Lynx Asset Management has added George Coplit as a Managing Director responsible for North America, according to a press release.

George’s most recent appointment was with LGT Capital Partners where he was a Partner and Co-Head of Trading Strategies responsible for managed futures and global macro manager research and portfolio management.

“We are very excited to welcome George to our New York office. He has a deep understanding of our industry and extensive experience evaluating quantitative strategies. Lynx’s existing and prospective clients are increasingly sophisticated, and we believe that George will be very valuable to them. His recruitment is part of our strategy to strengthen our position as one of the world’s leading quantitative asset managers,” Martin Källström, Partner and Senior Managing Director for Lynx, says.

“Over the past 20 years, I have developed a tremendous respect for the team at Lynx. As the industry has developed and matured, Lynx has remained on the cutting edge of systematic trading, employing advanced techniques to forecast market prices. Their expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as their sophisticated take on traditional managed futures strategies, set them apart from their competitors. I am honoured to be part of the organisation and look forward to contributing to their success in the future,” George Coplit says.

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