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Chris Brown

Chris Brown

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Christopher (Chris)
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Christopher Brown is the Founder and Managing Member of Aristides Capital, an exempt reporting adviser that manages two pooled, hedged investment vehicles. His strategy mostly focuses on buying a lot of small caps and special situations, but he also shorts obvious frauds.

Professional Experience


Academic History

CAREER

  • His financial markets experience dates back to age 11 when he purchased his first stock.
  • He formally entered the investment industry in 1999 during medical school when he became interested in the academic finance literature.
  • After a career as an academic Internal Medicine physician in the United States Air Force, he developed a short-term quantamental trading strategy in 2007 which he began trading for others as part of Aristides Fund LP in 2008. 


MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS

  • Brown has appeared as a guest at the 2021 Real Vision Festival of Learning.