Aaron Smith is an experienced financial services professional, who has managed regulated investment businesses in the US, Europe & Asia. He is passionate about connecting capital with alpha, developing and distributing financial products with high absolute return potential. Aaron studied finance and international business at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. He began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he marketed debt syndicate products to institutional and high net worth investors. Later, Aaron served as managing director for the Superfund Group, which was a multi-billion dollar systematic CTA. In early 2012, Aaron founded Pecora Capital, which is a private investment firm registered with the CFTC and a member of the National Futures Association. Pecora Capital distributes investment funds and managed accounts to institutional and HNW investors. Aaron lives in the Zurich area with his wife, Caroline, and two daughters. He enjoys teaching Sunday school, mountain biking and skiing. An avid writer, his first book "Meditations of a Hedge Fund Manager" was recently published in English and German.
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Managing DirectorPecora Capital Llc Feb 2012 - PresentAaron L. Smith is currently the managing director of Pecora Capital LLC. The firm is a boutique alternative investment specialist. Pecora Capital is privately held and its trading strategies are not open to outside investors. -
Managing DirectorSuperfund Asset Management Mar 2002 - Nov 2011Smith was managing director at Superfund from March 2002 through November 2011. Smith was responsible for the development and sales of various alternative investment fund structures for a large book of institutional and private investors. In 2002, he helped pioneer one of the first publicly offered managed futures funds in the US, registered with the SEC. In addition to being the associated person in the US regulated Superfund entities, he served as responsible officer for Types 1 and 4 regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance for Superfund Financial (Hong Kong) Ltd. Mr. Smith also became of licensed financial adviser in Singapore in 2008 and ran the SE Asian business as CEO Superfund Financial (Singapore) Pte Ltd.Having spoken extensively in over 52 countries, Mr. Smith has a wealth of experience in chairing investor seminars, educational presentations, and third-party agreement negotiations. He is an expert in technical analysis, and appears regularly on financial news networks such as CNBC and Bloomberg to provide views on market trends. Mr. Smith was also a director of Superfund USA, Inc. and a registered broker dealer in New York with FINRA. He maintains the series 3, 7, 24, 33 & 66 licenses. -
Sales AssociateMorgan Stanley Dec 1998 - Mar 2002New York, NySmith began his career under James J. Minck at Morgan Stanley's Private Client Services Group located at 2 World Trade Center. Smith focused on sales of Morgan Stanley debt syndicate products to private and corporate investors. Smith played an instrumental role in relocating the firm's offices from the 73rd floor of 2 World Trade Center during the September 11 crisis.
Aaron L. Smith Education Details
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Finance, International Business -
Saint Andrew'S School
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Aaron L. Smith attended New York University - Leonard N. Stern School Of Business, Saint Andrew's School.
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