Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Steven Prusky, President and Owner

Steven Prusky has been affiliated with Windsor since serving as a summer employee in 1982. After receiving a Computer Science degree from Brown University with Honors, Mr. Prusky returned to Windsor full-time to automate the firm’s data collection process, beginning the important transition away from manual data collection and processing. He has remained with Windsor ever since, progressively moving through all positions, and eventually purchasing the firm in 2005.

Mr. Prusky began his investing career in 1987, when he co-developed Windsor’s first “black-box” trading model, and he has been a key architect of each subsequent trading model used at the firm.  Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he continued intense research on equity markets while becoming the chief client liaison and one of Windsor’s two investment managers. In rapid succession, Mr. Prusky received his series 7 and series 24 (both are not active since the firm is no longer a broker-dealer). Shortly thereafter he received his insurance license and series 3 (both extant) and started MFIP, Inc., a CTA.

In his role as President, Mr. Prusky continues research on strategically applying technical analysis to the equities and futures’ markets.

Mr. Prusky has been married for 20+ years and is a devoted father of five children. His passions include travel, the environment and education. He serves on the Board of two private charitable foundations and two NGOs, one providing environmental education and experience to youth in the U.S., the other providing emergency and infrastructure relief both domestically and abroad.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Discovering Cambodia's Banteay Srei



Currently serving as the president of Windsor Securities Inc. in Pennsylvania, Steven Prusky received his bachelor's degree with honors) in computer science and cognitive science from Brown University. An avid traveler, Steven Prusky has been to several countries, including Cambodia.

Despite its chilling history filled with bloodshed and political instability, Cambodia has come to be one of Southeast Asia's greatest treasures. Once the seat of the Khmer empire which extended from Laos to Vietnam, Cambodia now houses some of the most spectacular vestiges of the Angkorian period. These vestiges come in the form of temples which are considered to be peerless in the entire Southeast Asian region. The most famous example is the Angkor Wat, revered by many as the pinnacle of Khmer genius.

No other temple in Cambodia can match Angkor Wat in size, but other smaller temples have been known to match up in stature. One of these is Banteay Srei which has been ranked by Lonely Planet as the top sight in Cambodia. Literally translating to "Citadel of the Women," Banteay Srei is an art gallery dedicated to the Hindu goddess Shiva and is renowned for its intricate three-dimensional carvings. Construction began in 967 AD, and the small temple stands out as one of the few commissioned by a brahman rather than by a king. For its fine, feminine details, Banteay Srei is regarded as the crown jewel of Angkorian art.