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.
Due to accounting loopholes, GAAP earnings can obscure the true profitability of a business. This firm has reported many years of GAAP losses and, only recently, profits, despite generating... read more
I remember the days not too long ago when Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) was labeled the greediest firm on Wall Street. People always blamed Goldman for their shady profiting schemes and... read more
In an interview to appear tonight on FOX Business Network’s (FBN) CAVUTO (8PM/ET), billionaire investor Carl Icahn speaks with FOX Business Network (FBN) anchor Neil Cavuto about the Federal Reserve’s announcement... read more
Seven Salient Left Tail Scenarios by Jamil Baz, PIMCO
In the wake of Brexit, eight years after the onset of the great financial crisis, now seems an apt moment to... read more
2017 marked the first year since the financial crisis that the world experienced a synchronized economic recovery. G-20 nations saw estimated growth of 3.2% in 2017, above the long... read more
Elliott Management’s Paul Singer has been among a few major figures in the financial world to make a stand against noncleared big bank derivatives. His concern for “financial system... read more
Why Do Analysts Issue Recommendations on Weekends?
Yi Dong
University of International Business and Economics
Nan Hu
Stevens Institute of Technology
January 3, 2013
Abstract:
Amendments to NASD Rule 2711 and NYSE Rule 472, enacted... read more
A report from AAA suggests that travel this Labor Day weekend will be the highest in five years as consumers finally exit the gloom of the financial crisis. Consumer... read more
Managed futures CTA have enjoyed a “cozy relationship with declining interest rates,” and in a rising rate environment “evolution will become mandatory,” according to an investor letter from R.... read more
Senior Investment Strategist Steve Lipper analyzes the recent small-cap market through four charts.
Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc
What does recent volatility tell us about where we are in... read more