Library term·Portfolio & valuation
Core–Satellite Capital Architecture for Liquid & Alternative Sleeves
Cheap beta core, alpha satellites, rebalancing corridors, liquidity tiering and fee budget algebra.
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Onur Erkan YıldızFounder, Financial Engineer · CMB-licensed
Higher education in Financial Engineering and Money & Capital Markets. SPK (Turkey CMB) licence. 16 years across institutional markets, research, and quant-driven analytics.
Separation principle
Cheap indexed core absorbs macro beta; satellites pursue capacity-constrained alpha budgets.Governance
Specify allocation corridors triggering rebalance—not noise trading daily drift.Liquidity
Satellites may harbour illiquidity premiums — haircut NAV reporting timing.Finvestopia
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