Richard Donchian
Entrepreneur, Deceased Person
1905 – 1993
Who was Richard Donchian?
Richard Davoud Donchian was an Armenian-American commodities and futures trader, and pioneer in the field of managed futures.
The first publicly managed futures fund, Futures, Inc., was started in 1949 by Richard Donchian. He also developed the trend timing method of futures investing and introduced the mutual fund concept to the field of money management.
Richard Donchian is considered to be the creator of the managed futures industry and is credited with developing a systematic approach to futures money management. His professional trading career was dedicated to advancing a more conservative approach to futures trading.
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- Born
- Sep 1, 1905
Hartford - Also known as
- Дончян, Ричард
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Lived in
- Hartford
- Died
- Apr 1, 1993
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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