The world of investment research is set to dramatically change – and the majority of institutional managers are not ready for it, according to a recent TABB Group study. Regulations that require bulge bracket brokerage firms to unbundle their trading commission costs from that of research have potential to turn the research market upside down. Into this fluid situation comes Street Contxt, a start-up that plans to untangle this system, offering institutional investors a method to value the research that they consume – a task that is currently complex and nuanced. Applying accountability to research providers might raise concerns among providers,…
Street Contxt Knows What You Did Last Summer
Mark Melin
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.