Profile
Mr. James Chen is a Founder, Chief Investment Officer & Head of Relative Value at Ovata Capital Management Ltd.
Prior to launching the fund, Mr. Chen established and led the Asia equities business for BlueCrest Capital Management, responsible for all investment and non-investment personnel in Hong Kong.
Before BlueCrest, He was Managing Director and Head of Asia Equities Risk Trading at Barclays Capital.
Prior to moving to Asia, He held a number of senior investment and trading roles in New York, including Global Head of Basket Trading and Arbitrage at Bear Stearns and Co-Head of US Delta One Trading at JP Morgan, following the merger of the two firms.
James Chen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ovata Capital Management Ltd.
 Ovata Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ovata Capital Management Ltd. (Ovata Capital) is a Pan-Asia equity multi-strategy asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by James Chen and is a subsidiary of Ovata Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Ovata Holdings. Ovata Capital manages their flagship product, the Ovata Equity Strategies Master Fund, which focuses on Asian equities across four core strategy sleeves: Arbitrage, Relative Value, Event, and Long/Short. | Founder | 01/05/2017 |
Former positions of James Chen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
 BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of BC Capital Management Services Ltd., BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the company is James Chen. | Chief Executive Officer | 20/01/2017 |
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BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd.
BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of BC Capital Management Services Ltd., BlueCrest Capital Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the company is James Chen. | Finance |
Ovata Capital Management Ltd.
Ovata Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ovata Capital Management Ltd. (Ovata Capital) is a Pan-Asia equity multi-strategy asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by James Chen and is a subsidiary of Ovata Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Ovata Holdings. Ovata Capital manages their flagship product, the Ovata Equity Strategies Master Fund, which focuses on Asian equities across four core strategy sleeves: Arbitrage, Relative Value, Event, and Long/Short. | Finance |
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