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In a showdown between a wild-eyed trader, looking for the Big Score, and an investing entity’s Chief Risk Officer (CRO), reasonable people (amongst them investors with a long equity interest in the entity, its employees, its creditors and other counter-parties) … Continued

  With the growth in managed futures and commodity investments, many old myths still persist. This is a good opportunity to dispel these myths. I recently participated in a panel discussion on managed futures at an investment forum for institutional … Continued

From Merlin Securites: The hedge fund industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Many existing and established funds are struggling simply to keep moving forward against redemptions and perilous market conditions. Now more than ever, it is critical that … Continued

Liquidity has become a virtue of late. Hedge funds fill their monthly letters and conference calls with details of how quickly they can liquidate their portfolios within increasingly shorter timescales. Many managers now have strict stated limits on their ability … Continued

Some of you may have heard that I was recently given a prestigious lifetime achievement award by Hedge Funds Review. The link below will take you to a televised interview that I had with the Editor Margie Lindsay. For those … Continued

On Monday, October 31, 2011 MF Global filed for bankruptcy and there was a shortfall in the customer segregated funds. It is not unheard of for an FCM to fail. It happened in 2008 with Lehman and before that it … Continued

Earlier this year, the CFTC proposed the following amendments to certain Sections of Part 4 of the Regulations which affect the registration and reporting requirements of CTAs and CPOs, including: Requiring a new data collection system for CPOs and CTAs, … Continued

One of the most popular speakers at CTA Expo, Ron Suber, Head of Global Sales and Marketing for Merlin Securities has made these informative and useful white papers available for CTA Expo followers to download. From Merlin Securites: The hedge … Continued

JLN Managed Futures attended CTA Expo Chicago on September 13. The sold-out conference brought together the buy-side, the sell-side, vendors, and platforms from all over. Hosts Bucky Isaacson and Frank Pusateri put together a well-rounded group of panelists and speakers, … Continued

CTA EXPO was established to provide a venue where Commodity Trading Advisors and Emerging Managers could meet potential capital sources and focus on issues that are crucial to growing their businesses in today’s changing economic and regulatory environment. In just … Continued