Trading

Merlin gives hedge fund managers multiple ways to create value for their firms and their clients. In addition to our technological and operational solutions, we offer timely ideas and analysis harvested from across the investment community. These ideas, coupled with our access to cutting-edge thought leadership, help create clear paths to positive returns across a broad range of financial instruments and asset classes.

Merlin Institutional Group (MIG) 

MIG offers its exclusive roster of hedge fund clients innovative and comprehensive financial thinking, sector analysis, and corporate access. We can help you define your investment objectives, plan, trade, analyze, and learn.

MIG provides its clients:

  • Timely intelligence and actionable ideas
  • Thought leadership 
  • Professionals with over 25 years of research experience

Ideas

Merlin’s Ideas team gives our clients access to investment ideas and strategies. 

Merlin’s Idea generation capabilities include:

  • Long and short ideas
  • 360-degree ideas around subject companies
  • Trade show attendance
  • Extensive interviews with competitors and customers

Merlin Chief Strategist

Rick Bensignor produces behavioral market strategy research focused on a wide variety of asset classes and macro-economic commentary for Merlin clients.  Rick's market analysis, trading strategies, and investment acumen shine in his ongoing commentary that is delivered several times a week.  Click here to view a sample of Rick's work.