His father was an accountant in West Orange, NJ, where Rocker was raised and married his high school sweetheart, Marian.
In 1972, he hired on at Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., a pioneering hedge fund, and was a general partner there from 1973 to 1981.
[citation needed] After Century Capital was acquired in 1985, he formed Rocker Partners with $25 million.
Originally based in New York City, the firm expanded over the years adding offices in Larkspur, California and Millburn New Jersey.
[4] Rocker is a strong believer in the value of short selling both as an investment strategy on its own but also, more importantly, to provide investors with alternative points of view in an industry famous for its overtly bullish bias.