Fixed Income Relative Value Analysis + Website

DOUG HUGGINS, London, has been working in the fixed income markets in the US and Europe for 32 years. He managed the European fixed income relative value research group at Deutsche Bank in the late 90’s. He joined ABN AMRO in 2001 as Global Head of Fixed Income Relative Value Research, and subsequently became the firm’s Global Head of Hedge Fund Sales. In 2003, he started a proprietary trading desk at ABN, focusing on fixed income relative value opportunities. He continued a career as a relative value trader in the London offices of two global hedge funds: Citadel and Old Lane. Doug has a Ph.D. in financial economics and statistics from the University of Chicago.

CHRISTIAN SCHALLER, Eisenstadt, Austria earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Bonn, Germany before learning the tools of the fixed income trade in the Relative Value team at Deutsche Bank, managed by Anshu Jain. Over time, he’s made a number of original contributions, particularly in the areas of principal component analysis and basis swap modeling. Since 2004, he has been providing consulting and training for financial institutions through his consulting firms in Japan and Austria and as a trainer for The Technical Analyst in London.

In early 2017, Christian and Doug created QMA Analytics, a London-based firm providing analytic software for financial market participants.