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The derivatives industry is at a historic point in time. Unregulated derivatives that contributed to the economic collapse in 2008 are on the verge of being regulated despite a tidal wave of lobb...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1377/Entering_a_Critical_Moment_in_History377.html

By: Robert Printz Robert Printz plans on using Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule in Investing strategy With sweeping legislation often come unanticipated consequences.  And in the case of the ...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1378/and_Volcker_Rule_Create_New_Relative_Value378.html

By Mark Melin When the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's most visible and outspoken commissioner, Bart Chilton, announced his resignation from the derivatives regulator on November 5, it sur...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1379/CFTC_Commissioner_Bart_Is_As_Rock379.html

By James Bibbings and Nicole Kuchera On June 5, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an action against the largest binary options trading firm in the U.S., Banc de Binary (...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1380/Challenge_to_Binary_Options380.html

By John Bhakdi When we think about Venture Capital (VC), we think about great entrepreneurs, secret deals, and the adrenaline rush of hitting the "next big thing". Silicon Valley is in ...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1381/The_shortfalls_of_Venture_Capital_Why_VC_has381.html

By Mark Melin When he was in court November 5, 2013 to hear the final ruling that MF Global customers would receive 100% of their money returned, James Koutoulas, pro-bono attorney for some 8,000...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1382/MF_Global_Customers_See_Of_Funds_Returned382.html

By Mark Melin As the inaugural Altegris CTA Challenge heads for a December close, and the managed futures industry again experienced among the more significantly negative market environments for ...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1383/Inaugural_Altegris_CTA_Challenge_Entering_Final_Stage383.html

Constance Hunter is known in economic circles for her insight into transitional trends and fundamental market shifts. We caught up with her to discuss her outlook in regards to some of the signif...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1371/Chief_Economist_Alternative_Investments_Addresses_Fed371.html

By Lorent Meksi Lorent Meksi's work shows that selecting large CTAs based on recent performance makes it difficult to outperform industry benchmarks. When investing in managed futures, how easy i...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1372/Beat_The_Not_So372.html

While many CTA benchmarks experienced negative performance in 2013, Campbell's Managed Futures Program is up just over 8.3%% as of the September reporting period. This past spring we profiled Wil...

https://www.opalesque.com/OFI1373/Campbell_Company_Discusses_Algorithmic_and_Management_Changes373.html