The Full Story
​Saco Notes provides daily market intelligence through the lens of Patrick McDonald, a 25-year veteran of the world’s most elite hedge funds. Drawing on deep institutional experience at Pequot Capital, Eton Park, and WS Management, these notes filter the noise of global markets into what news/stories are important with some actionable observations.
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Unlike standard financial news, Saco Notes offers a "compounded" perspective—the result of decades spent trading alongside the industry's most successful buyside and sellside minds.
Subscribers receive daily updates and select weekend editions featuring market observations, interview summaries of unique financial leaders, and high-performance lifestyle insights (sports and fitness).
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Experience is the Only Hedge
About Patrick McDonald
Patrick A. McDonald is a seasoned finance executive with over two decades of experience driving institutional trading and operations at world-class hedge funds. He founded Saco Capital Management, building an attribution trading and partnering business and developing a full operations system for trading, booking, and clearing all asset classes.
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Previously, he served as Head of Trading at Water Street Capital and spent over a decade at Eton Park Capital Management, first as Head of North American Trading and then as Partner, Global Head of Trading, directing global trading operations across New York, Hong Kong, and London. His experience also includes a role as Senior Equities Trader at Pequot Capital Management in Westport, CT , where he reported to the CEO/Managing Partner, traded core US equities, and led international and syndicate trading across significant assets.
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McDonald (MAC) combines a competitive, athlete's mindset with a track record of building collaborative teams and delivering disciplined decision-making under pressure. He is passionate about leveraging data-driven insights and process optimization to elevate performance.