M·MMARC H. MALEK

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Research in
conversation.

Selected academic and professional references to my research.

Each entry identifies the nature of the reference and links to its source. Inclusion does not imply an endorsement of the publication’s findings.

Citations of research

Journal article

Enhancing global equity returns with trend-following and tail risk hedging overlays

Bruno Schwalbach and Christo Auret

Investment Analysts Journal, 54(3), 364–386 (2025).

The literature review cites Malek and Dobrovolsky’s 2009 paper, Volatility Exposure of CTA Programs and Other Hedge Fund Strategies, in its discussion of the distinction between long-gamma and long-volatility interpretations of trend following.

Doctoral thesis

Enhancing global equity returns with trend-following and tail risk hedging overlays

João Bruno Meneses Schwalbach

Doctoral thesis, University of the Witwatersrand (2025).

Discusses Malek and Dobrovolsky’s 2009 research on page 62, with the full reference on page 182. This thesis is related to the journal article listed above and is included as a separate publication, not an independent research study.

Professional textbook

CAIA Level I: An Introduction to Core Topics in Alternative Investments

Mark J. P. Anson with Donald R. Chambers, Keith H. Black and Hossein Kazemi; CAIA Association

Second edition. Wiley (2012).

Chapter 13, Macro and Managed Futures Funds, endnote 3 cites Malek and Dobrovolsky’s 2009 article, Volatility Exposure of CTA Programs and Other Hedge Fund Strategies.

Handbook chapter

FX Options and Volatility Derivatives: An Overview from the Buy-Side Perspective

Oleg Svirschi

Chapter 24 in Handbook of Exchange Rates, edited by Jessica James, Ian W. Marsh and Lucio Sarno. Wiley (2012).

Section 24.4.3, footnote 26, cites Kremer, Krishnan and Malek’s Trend Following as a Long Volatility Strategy, listed as 2004 in the chapter’s references, when discussing trend-following exposure across volatility horizons.

Editorial references

Editorial introduction

Editor's Letter

Thomas Schneeweis

The Journal of Alternative Investments, 11(4), 1–2. Spring 2009.

Introduces Malek and Dobrovolsky’s article on CTA performance and volatility in the same journal issue. This is an editorial introduction, not a separate empirical study.

Professional research

Industry research

Managed Futures and the Aspen Managed Futures Beta Index

Aspen Partners, Ltd.

January 2018. Industry research report.

Cites Malek and Dobrovolsky’s research when discussing trend-following’s straddle-like payoffs and its relationship to volatility. References appear in footnotes 9 and 14.

Professional research

Volatility, Non-Randomness or Non-Linearity: What Drives Portfolio Returns in Times of Stress and Dislocation?

Andrew Rozanov

Alternative Investment Analyst Review, 2(1), 34–45. CAIA Member Contribution.

Section 3.1 discusses Malek and Dobrovolsky’s 2009 research and the distinction between trend-following payoff convexity and direct exposure to changes in volatility. Listed here as professional research, not as a peer-reviewed journal article.

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