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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Global Return Asset Management letter to investors for the month of November 2019.
Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more
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Dear Friends and Partners,
Is there any better way... Read More
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Bridgewater's Risk Parity Strategy: A Model for Navigating (All) Capital Markets by Balint Anton Francisc
As Thomas Barrack, founder of Colony Capital, stated very accurately in his keynote speech to... Read More
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