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.
Active Managers' Investment Skills - Best Ideas
Randolph B. Cohen
Harvard Business School - Finance Unit
Christopher Polk
London School of Economics
Bernhard Silli
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
March 15, 2010
Abstract:
We examine... Read More
Hedge Funds Down 0.37% In 1Q16; AUM Declined By US$6.4 Billion Eurekahedge
Key highlights for March 2016:
Hedge funds were down 0.37% as of Q1 2016, with total AUM declining... Read More
A Deep Dive Into The Women-Run Hedge Funds Universe by Financial Women's Association
Executive Summary
All too often conversations about women in asset management center on their absence rather than their... Read More
ValueWalk and its partners hosted its latest contrarian virtual conference today, and one of the presenters was Bradley Safalow of PAA Research. He pitched pet insurance company Trupanion as... Read More
We saw the curtain drop on Walnut Place, aka Seth Klarman's Baupost vs Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), back in July. The hedge fund withdrew its challenge to the offer... Read More
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B), synonymous with legendary investor Warren Buffet, on Wednesday said that it bought back 9,200 Class A shares at a price of $131,000 a share... Read More
Thornburg Value Fund Q4 2014 letter to investors
Two quarters ago, we wrote about how boring a time it was in U.S. equity markets. Last quarter, things grew a little... Read More
Investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway reveals the most important lesson he learned from his business partner Charlie Munger!
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Options traders are looking for Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s price to spike when earnings are announced later today, with the largest single trade on Tesla shares yesterday being a... Read More
Four Questions To Test Your Rationality by Sui Chuan Yeo, ValueEdge
Find out if you are really rational by answering these 4 questions. Poll results and answers will be... Read More