Kennedy Mitchell
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Kennedy E. Mitchell (b. 1971, New Haven, Connecticut) is a well-known foreign exchange and commodity trader. Having managed investments since 1992, he is a well established member of the financial and money management community.
One of his earliest successes was developing trading systems based on the VIX Volatility Index, for which he was featured in Barron's Financial Weekly. Mitchell uses several trading systems he developed that rely on pattern recognition and volatility models to manage client investments. In 2002, he authored a book entitled "Single Stock Futures; An Investors Guide" (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).
Mitchells' father was a well-known Connecticut Statesman, and the Kennedy Mitchell Hall of Records, in New Haven, Connecticut, is named in his honor. His grandfather, William Kennedy, served terms as a Connecticut Congressman and Senator.
Mitchell attended both Marymount College, in Palos Verdes, California, and The American University of Switzerland, in Leysin, Switzerland. After graduation he immediately entered the financial community working for Wall Street firm Gruntal & Company, in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 2006, Kennedy formed Falconview Capital, an alternative asset management firm that focuses on applying pattern recognition systems to price patterns in various asset markets and trading those markets. These include the Foreign Exchange, Equity, Debt, and Commodity markets.
[edit] Personal life
Mitchell enjoys active sports, including tennis & skiing. He maintains homes on both the east and west coasts of the United States.
