Four benchmark indexes could not have come at a better time. When on August 18, the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Eurekahedge announced a slew of new benchmark indexes measuring the performance of various volatility investing strategies, they did so at a time when volatility has come front and center in the market discussion.
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.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein sat down with Bloomberg TV anchor Erik Schatzker at the company's annual meeting in Salt Lake City. Lloyd Blankfein said that the... Read More
by Matthew Allen, swissinfo.ch November 11, 2013 - 12:12 Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank will now face the stiffest regulatory scrutiny after being officially named alongside UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) and Credit Suisse AG... Read More
Does Anyone See Sadness in Recent Housing Figures? Garnering much less attention than last week’s GDP report were the housing figures. In particular, we received figures on homeownership, vacancies, housing stock,... Read More
Since May, when the Industrial Metal copper bottomed, the price appreciation has been spectacular, up nearly 15% in almost four months and is up 1.2% today alone. While copper... Read More
Mounting Risks Of Impairments Globally In Coal Investments by Gerard Wynn, IEEFA.org A Rising Likelihood of Stranded Assets in Japan, China, and Around the World Changes sweeping the electricity sectors in... Read More
Every afternoon ValueWalk provides an update on global market levels, economic news, and hedge fund news. Market Levels * US: Dow: 13029.26 (0.50%), S&P 500: 1378.53 (0.12%), NASDAQ: 3000.45 (-0.24%) * Europe:... Read More
Gates Capital's ECF Value II fund was up 9.4% for the first quarter, compared to the HFRI Event-Driven Index's 8.2% gain, the Russell 2000's Value Total Return Index's 21.2%... Read More
Today, Benjamin Graham is to seen as the Godfather of value investing. His books on the topic, particularly the Intelligent Investor, are required reading for all value investors, even... Read More
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) (TSE:VRX), a “roll-up” company embroiled in a bitter battle to take over Botox-maker Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN), reported earnings Thursday that showed climbing and strong... Read More
