Argentina’s long-standing fight with activist hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s Elliot Capital Management might be taken to the Supreme Court. Today, the deadline for a court filing could pit Argentina and its legal representative, Paul Clement, who represented the U.S. government before the high court in George W. Bush's second term, against Elliot, whose legal representative is Theodore Olson, who represented the U.S. government in Bush's first term.
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
Open Square Capital letter to investors for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc
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Dear Limited Partners,
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Brian Christian Interview With Michael Covel by Trend Following Radio
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Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could face losses of up to $115 billion over 30 years under severe economic circumstances, according to an undisclosed ‘stress test’ conducted last year.
The federal... read more
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While all the news is about today's conference call, Goldman takes a look at last week's 'crisis'.
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