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.
M&I Bank, now owned by BMO Harris Bank, faces a new lawsuit from Palm Beach Finance’s bankruptcy trustee, holding the bank responsible for helping convicted Ponzi scammer Tom Petters... read more
With the first round of the French presidential election in the rearview mirror – and the potential for significant unintended consequences if a major country were to leave the... read more
Another quarter of dismal revenue growth and a shift to a business model that’s less profitable, dumps Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN)'s stock to its lowest trading price since the company’s... read more
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Saudi Arabia is poised to set up a new sovereign wealth fund as its budget deficit hits a record high. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reports that the new sovereign... read more
Bank of America Merrill-Lynch in their weekly hedge fund monitor dated Jan 14 2013, predicted that the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) would see a major correction during the first half... read more
While US IPO Market Falls To Lowest Level In 7 Years, Global IPOs Pick Up Steam by Andrew Birstingl, FactSet
In 2014, the US IPO market had a record year.... read more
August was a good month for short-sellers who were betting against European stocks. European names with the largest short interest and the highest fees to borrow under-performed the overall... read more
The H Partners And Tempur Sealy (TPX) Saga Continues by Stock Pucker
H Partners is ramping up activist efforts at Tempur Sealy.
The mattress maker has another activist involved as well.
Yet... read more
JPM: Few stocks out there look attractive in this market
The third quarter earnings season got off to a damp start earlier this week when aluminum giant Alcoa reported third-quarter... read more