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James Melcher was born on 5 November, 1939 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American fencer (1939–2023). Discover James Melcher's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Occupation Hedge fund manager
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 5 November, 1939
Birthday 5 November
Birthplace Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death 17 April, 2023
Died Place Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1939

James Laurence Melcher (November 5, 1939 – April 17, 2023) was an American hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer.

1961

He attended Columbia University, from which he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1961.

Melcher first learned to fence during his freshman year with the Columbia Lions fencing team.

During college he enlisted into the US Army Reserve, and was on active duty for six months.

He graduated in 1961, and afterwards remained in New York to work on Wall Street.

However, he continued fencing at the Fencers Club in his free time, and took lessons for several years from Hall of Famer Michel Alaux.

1963

Two years later, he was a 1963 Pan American Games team member.

1968

Melcher was a first alternate for the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics, and a second alternate for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

1970

Around age 30, Melcher "finally broke through as a top fencer," when he defeated the world's No. 1 fencer in the 1970 Martini Épée Challenge.

Melcher became Chairman of the Fencers Club in the late 1970s and served for a decade, and became Chairman again in 2006.

Melcher is a member of the US Fencing Hall of Fame.

Melcher maintained that for both investing and fencing, one needs "a high level of self-control, particularly control over emotional reactions".

Melcher began his Wall Street career in the Equity Sales Department of A.G. Becker.

After six years, Melcher formed First Venture Fund, a venture capital fund that he managed for ten years.

1971

At the 1971 Pan American Games, Melcher won a gold medal in team épée and a bronze medal in individual épée.

Melcher was a two-time US National Champion, winning in Men's Individual Épée in both 1971 and 1972.

1972

He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

Melcher grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and was Jewish.

Melcher competed for the United States in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

1974

His competitive fencing career largely ended in 1974 when he developed chronic fatigue syndrome, from which he had since recovered.

1979

Melcher founded Balestra Capital Management, a global macro hedge fund manager, in 1979, and it became an SEC-registered investment adviser in 1987.

Melcher named the firm after the 'balestra', a fencing move involving a sudden leap forward, but which also sometimes "dictates a strategic retreat."

1991

Melcher started Balestra Capital Partners in 1991.

1999

Melcher started Balestra Spectrum in 1999.

2004

As of 2004, it had an annual return of 22.84% a year, compared to the annual return of the S&P 500 of 13.14%.

As of 2004, it had an annual return of 10.59% a year, compared to the annual return of the S&P 500 of -1.16%.

2007

In 2007, Balestra Capital's returns were 199.14%.

2008

Balestra was named Macro Global Hedge Fund of the Year by Absolute Return Magazine in 2008.

The fund bet against mortgage-backed securities using credit default Swaps.

In 2008, when the S&P 500 fell 38.49%, Balestra gave investors a 45.75% return.

2009

In 2009, it had over $1 billion in assets under management.

Melcher died in Manhattan, New York, on April 17, 2023, at the age of 83.