The $19 billion manager Rokos Capital is an outlier in the increasingly institutional hedge fund industry.
Its billionaire namesake, who was a cofounder of Brevan Howard, runs the majority of the portfolio.
Related storiesIn 2002, Howard, Rokos, and three other Credit Suisse traders left the now-defunct Swiss bank to launch Brevan Howard (the "R" in Brevan is for Rokos).
AdvertisementEventually, Rokos and Howard settled their dispute, and Howard even backed Rokos' new manager, reports at the time said.
Headquartered on the posh London strip known for its bespoke tailoring, Roko's firm has a "Savile Row style" of customization for its founder.
Persons:
Brevan Howard, Chris Rokos, Donald Trump, Rokos, Stanley Druckenmiller, George Soros, Goldman Sachs, Alan Howard, Howard, Trump's, Brevan, Savile, He's, it's, Mark Edwards, Matthew Sebag, Montefiore, Oliver Wyman, Pria Bakhshi, Quita Ramirez, Dmitry Green, Lauren Fairbairn, he's, Cliff Asness, Louis Bacon, Michael Platt, David Tepper, Jeffrey Talpins, Said Haidar, Paul Tudor Jones, Henry VIII
Organizations:
Rokos, Bloomberg, Treasury, Trump, Rokos Capital Management, Pensions, Blackstone, Eton grad, UBS, Credit Suisse, Citadel, Getty, Goldman
Locations:
London, Rokos, Oxford, Swiss, Brevan, London's Mayfair, New York, Schonfeld, allocators