#TradingPairs101
šĀ A pairs tradeĀ orĀ pair tradingĀ is aĀ market neutralĀ trading strategyĀ enabling traders to profit from virtually any market conditions: uptrend, downtrend, or sideways movement. This strategy is categorized as aĀ statistical arbitrageĀ andĀ convergence tradingĀ strategy.ā Ā Pair trading was pioneered by Gerry Bamberger and later led by Nunzio Tartaglia's quantitative group atĀ Morgan StanleyĀ in the 1980s.ā