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.
Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) disclosed that it had purchased $20 million worth of Bitcoins in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing (h/t Saumya Vaishampayan at MarketWatch), but its... read more
This is part one of a multi-part interview with Joe Boskovich Sr, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Old West Investment Management. The interview is part of ValueWalk’s Value... read more
The fourth quarter of 2018, especially December, is shaping up to be a sort of measuring stick for hedge fund returns. We’ve been keeping track of the relatively short... read more
MGT Capital more questions - guest post - the author of this post has a short position in the company
Issues debt convertible at $1 (significantly below market) and gives... read more
While most of the recent focus in the discount retail sector has been on competing bids for Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO), analysts are already looking past the hassle... read more
Although the investment notes that the economy is in the late innings of the baseball game, US preeminence is alive and well, but volatility and downdrafts are likely going... read more
Analysts are largely unconvinced by allegations that Muddy Waters leveled at American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) in a report yesterday. The company’s track record of transparent management, the presence of... read more
Say goodbye to 2-20 and help to zero management fees
In February, passive investing powerhouse Vanguard cut the expense ratios on 68 mutual fund and exchange-traded fund shares across its... read more
As the Chinese banking system is surpassed its European counterparts at the end of 2016, according to Financial Times analysis, a Natixis report on Chinese bank asset quality notes... read more