Kaufman publishes KaufmanSignals.com, geared towards individual traders, and the Kaufman Research Report, for systematic strategy developers. He received a BS in Mathematics from the
University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the
New York Institute of Technology.
Aerospace background Beginning as a “rocket scientist” in the aerospace industry, Kaufman worked on the navigation and control systems for the
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, the predecessor of the
Hubble Space Telescope. Moreover, he was involved in the development of navigation systems for
Project Gemini which were later used for
Apollo missions.
Trading experience Kaufman worked in trading, research and advisory functions at major commercial banks, securities houses, central banks, and
hedge funds. After leaving the aerospace industry, Kaufman became a partner in an Illinois-based farm management company where, as a commercial hedger, he developed expertise in trading commodity futures markets. Between 1981 and 1991, Kaufman resided in
Bermuda where he worked as Head of Trading Systems for Transworld Oil, Ltd. (Bermuda). He was a principal at Man-Drapeau Research (Singapore) from 1992 to 1998 and worked in consulting functions for
Cinergy and
Prudential-Bache. Between 2003 and 2008, Perry J. Kaufman worked as a portfolio manager and senior quantitative analyst for
Graham Capital Management, a
hedge fund with a focus on
managed futures trading strategies. Kaufman is currently a consultant to Mizuho Alternative Investments and serves as a board member at ARIAD Asset Management GmbH. Kaufman also advises the Aquantum Group and collaborates with the company in the design of
systematic trading programs and indices. ==Publications & Canon Contributions==