Galaxy exploring quant universe with CTA hedge fund

Galaxy Asset Management, the Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager overseeing $500 million in AUM, is exploring the commodity trading adviser (CTA) universe via an Asia-focused fully automated trading fund. It quietly forayed into the CTA – or managed futures – arena with the launch of the Galaxy Quantitative Fund in May 2011 with $3.7 million in partner capital. The quant fund trades futures, currencies and commodities with an emphasis on Asia, but with some exposure to Europe. “W…