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September 1, 2019
By: Megan Czasonis, Baykan Pamir, David Turkington, State Street Associates

By Megan Czasonis, Baykan Pamir, and David Turkington

Published in the Journal of Alternative Investments, Fall 2019

We investigate features of carry returns that contributed to the strategy’s performance in the decades prior to the 2008 global financial crisis, and evaluate whether these features have changed in the years following the crisis.

Author Bios
Megan Czasonis
Megan Czasonis is Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Management at State Street Markets
Baykan Pamir
David Turkington
David Turkington is Senior Managing Director and Head of State Street Associates at State Street Markets
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