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.
Should those further from retirement safely allocate more to stocks? I’ll use an example to challenge the popular notion that those with many years left until retirement can safely... Read More
Greenlight Masters annual letter for the year ended December 31, 2016. This is David Einhorn's fund of funds - see his hedge fund letter here
We noted earlier that Mangrove... Read More
Global value stocks have continued to underperform in 2019. But there’s a big disconnect between the weak returns of cheaper stocks and their underlying earnings profile.
Q1 hedge fund letters,... Read More
Although December was undeniably a painful month for equities, it's almost like the steep correction never happened. The S&P 500 hasn't yet reached the level it was at before... Read More
While many hedge funds struggled mightily in the third quarter, with some of the largest names in the industry posting double digit losses, the $27 billion under management at... Read More
The government came very close to shutting down last night, something that was said would never happen again. All week reports from "inside" the beltway were confident in their... Read More
Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD)Â reported a wider loss in its third quarter as the ailing department store operator was hurt by weaker sales at its stores.
The results for the third... Read More
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Mississippi Lime play in northern Oklahoma to China International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corp., Sinopec  for $1.02... Read More
Picking Pennies Bias: Exposing Oneself To Tail Risk
Elise Payzan-LeNestour
University of New South Wales; Financial Research Network (FIRN)
June 10, 2016
Abstract:
This study reveals through lab experiments a hitherto-undocumented form... Read More
Bill Clinton's advice to then US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is more an indication of the Clinton’s attitude towards the big banks than a comment on Geithner.
Clinton calls desire... Read More