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.
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.82%1 in December, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which plummeted 7.61% in what turned out to be the worst month... read more
Cognitive Biases In Market Forecasts by Kenneth L. Fisher and Meir Statman - Fisher Investments
The frailty of forecasting.
Some days it seems as if the world is divided into two... read more
Trish Regan reports on insight's gleaned from a poker tournament featuring David Einhorn, Jim Chanos and Steve Kuhn. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg).
Holdem with Einhorn,... read more
On Wednesday May 1, Rwanda issued $400 million of 10 year Eurobonds with a 6.875 percent yield and a rating of B. The deal is US dollar denominated and... read more
In his first interview since leaving PIMCO, Dr. Mohammed Aly El-Erian told Bloomberg's Betty Liu this morning that he is very surprised by the media attention he received around... read more
Today, Forbes published a story on Eros International ($EROS) that we believe is likely untrue, fails to mention possibly contradictory information and lacks the level of journalistic integrity we... read more
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) announced today it would acquire remaining 20 percent of IMC International.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s IMC International Metalworking Acquisition
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) has paid $2.05... read more
Maverick Capital, after instituting a quantitative risk management program created in 2011, is a Texas-based hedge fund that has a big hat with the cattle to boot. With stock... read more
Goldman Sachs' Favorite Books List
Goldman Sachs put together a list of the best books and it is impressive and long – unfortunately it is hard to sift through since... read more