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.
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Tesla Motors appears at Wearable Technologies Conference
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) recently raised eyebrows when the electric car... read more
Emerging markets have taken a beating the last few months. The valuation discount between emerging markets and developed markets is not only due to higher degree of cyclicality, but... read more
As is usually the case in politics, there have been two running debates over Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home... read more
As egregious spying from both the government and private sectors that once would be considered unacceptable isn’t questioned, individuals have options to protect themselves. This is evident in a... read more
Ever since the first round of QE was launched six years ago, gold bugs have been singing the praises of the yellow metal. However, after gold prices peaked at more... read more
Citigroup said it would close Banamex USA, and pay $140 million to regulators who alleged the unit did not correct weaknesses identified in 2012 in its anti-money laundering programs.
The... read more
After breaking into new 2011 highs a short three weeks ago, up 10 percent on the year, the S&P 500 has since lost its footing and retraced significantly, erasing yearly gains... read more
A massive wildfire near Yosemite National Park is threatening to disrupt San Francisco’s water and power supply and to damage two groves of giant sequoias, Fox News reports. The... read more
Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) shares surged to five-year high last week, despite uncertainties surrounding the proposed... read more
SNB dismisses ‘politically motivated’ reforms
Matthew Allen
Apr 29, 2016 - 12:04
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has rejected two proposals, calling for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund and for... read more