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.
An argument soothing nerves over the current geopolitical standoff with North Korea is that rational leaders are going to avoid war. Such soothing voices point to the stock market,... Read More
According to Bank of America, Mark Carney faces a conundrum in the wake of Brexit.
The Bank of England is widely expected to embark on another round of QE to... Read More
The European Central Bank’s ‘bazooka’ QE is causing some very strange movements in the European credit markets. The latest development is the falling yield on European BB rated bonds... Read More
Can Puerto Rico escape its $72 billion debt trap and avoid Greece’s fate?
Can Puerto Rico escape its $72 billion debt trap and avoid Greece's fate?
Brian Gendreau, University of Florida
To... Read More
Massiff Capital's latest commentary on Altius Minerals, a TSX listed royalty and streaming company that they established a position in earlier this year.
Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and... Read More
David Tepper of Appaloosa Management donates millions dollars through his charitable foundation every year. One way to see which hedge funds he likes the most is to look at... Read More
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is apparently in talks to end a Department of Justice inquiry into its mortgage backed securities business. The company, which announced its earnings for... Read More
Net income for the five largest U.S. dealers, including JPMorgan and Citigroup, has been much higher and less volatile since the financial crisis than before, with a Sharpe ratio... Read More
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The Rise of Subscription E-Commerce
Across the country, people are eagerly awaiting subscription boxes at their doorsteps. These custom-made boxes contain anything from makeup and beauty... Read More
Despite rising gold prices and good market conditions, gold companies burned through $11 billion in cash over the last decade, leaving shareholders out in the cold. The failure to... Read More