James Koutoulas

JLN Managed Futures: Man GLG Hires Money Managers Hill, Lynch From Moore Capital; Newedge CTA Index ekes out a slight gain for 2015; Hedge Fund Flows Collapse in 2015

by JLN Staff | Jan 4, 2016

Observations/CommentaryNFA Election, CTA/CPO Category - A Heated Race Doug Ashburn - JLN Though the election for U.S. President is still nearly a year away, most of us have grown tired of the daily dosages of Donald, Hillary, Bernie, Ted, Ben, et. al. Besides, for...

NFA Election – Ernest Jaffarian reply to statements of James Koutoulas and John Roe

by John Lothian | Jan 3, 2016

From Ernest Jaffarian:I find it necessary to speak to a number of mischaracterizations regarding the service of Doug Bry and myself on the NFA Board.It was Doug Bry who originally suggested to me in 2011 that I pursue election to the NFA Board. He did so out of a...

Dear Mr. Roe, Thanks for the Reply

by John Lothian | Dec 21, 2015

John Roe has responded to my editorial supporting Ernest Jaffarian and Doug Bry over him and James Koutoulas for the upcoming election. He posted it on the Commodity Customer Coalition website. As promised, I posted it to John Lothian News, excerpting it in a blog...

John Roe Responds to John Lothian Endorsement of Doug Bry and Ernest Jaffarian for NFA Board of Directors

by John Lothian | Dec 18, 2015

John Roe is a candidate for the Board of the National Futures Association representing CTAs and CPOs. He is running on a platform along with James Koutoulas for the Board. I endorsed their competition, Doug Bry and Ernest Jaffarian, who, like Koutoulas and Roe, are...

A Tale of Two Responses

by John Lothian | Dec 14, 2015

My commentary about the NFA CTA/CPO election on Friday elicited different responses from the candidates I did not endorse; John Roe and James Koutoulas. Roe sent a respectful note, asked for a public clarification of some points and the opportunity to respond in this...

Vote Doug Bry and Ernest Jaffarian for NFA Board, CTA/CPO Category

by John Lothian | Dec 10, 2015

With the permission of Doug Bry, Ernest Jaffarian and NFA election guidelines, I am writing you to urge your support of Doug and Ernest in the current NFA Board of Directors election. You should be receiving your ballots shortly. Doug Bry and Ernest Jaffarian deserve...

JLN Managed Futures: Can Managed-Futures Hedge Funds Revive?; CTA, global macro strategies to benefit from ECB’s quantitative easing; Hedge Funds: Year-End Redemptions Push Q4 Flows Negative

by JLN Staff | Feb 2, 2015

Observations/Commentary Tough Nut: RCM Finds New Ways to Get Managed Futures to RIAs By Jim Kharouf, JLN Starting a new financial asset management company in the midst of a financial crisis does not seem like a great idea, particularly one focused on managed futures....

John Lothian Newsletter: Speed Trading Heavyweight Allston Pulls Out of Stock Market; Borsa Istanbul in talks over stake sale; CME Starts Gold Futures in Hong Kong in Price-Benchmark Race

by JLN Staff | Jan 26, 2015

First Read On Voluntary Subscriptions By John Needham, Needham Consulting I am a believer that folks should use whatever free resources available to them, both professionally and personally. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram are examples of services that are...

John Lothian Newsletter: US still the dominant superpower in derivatives trade; BGC seeks to block GFI sale to CME; House Republican Push to Roll Back Wall Street Regulations Fails

by JLN Staff | Jan 8, 2015

First Read ICE Futures U.S. Announces Launch of Five New Forex Contracts ICE Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today it has added five new currency pairs to its line-up of forex contracts. The...

JLN Managed Futures: Futures group board members file election complaint with CFTC; MF Global Holdings to pay $100 mln fine; Hot Fund Takes Wrong Turn

by JLN Staff | Jan 5, 2015

Observations/Commentary Meet our newest sponsor A warm welcome to FGMK Fund Dynamics as our newest sponsor. Led by Allen Goodman, the company provides process improvement consulting services for businesses of all sizes. Goodman, who previously served as CFO of Price...

James Koutoulas Needs to Put Up or Step Aside

by John Lothian | Dec 31, 2014

NFA board of directors member James Koutoulas has made some troubling accusations about the nomination of public directors by the NFA Board’s Executive Committee. He needs to come forth with some convincing smoking gun, proving the conspiracy and cover up he is...

John Lothian Newsletter: China May Allow Foreigners to Invest in Futures; Singapore's Stock Exchange Looks to Make Trading More Attractive for Individuals; Pimco’s Seksaria Fired After CME Fine Tied to Trading

by JLN Staff | Dec 31, 2014

First Read NFA's Chairman and Executive Committee respond to recent allegations of improprieties regarding the 2014 public director nominations National Futures Association Member Notice Dear Member of NFA, In January of each year, NFA's Executive Committee makes...

Unfinished Business: John Roe Asks for Two More Years on the NFA Board of Directors

by JLN Staff | Dec 30, 2014

This year's elections for the board of directors of the National Futures Association is underway. John Lothian News spoke with several of the candidates, including commodity trading advisor and Commodity Customer Coalition co-founder John Roe, first elected to the...

The Rogue Incumbents of the NFA Board

by John Lothian | Dec 23, 2013

Until two years ago the elections for the board of directors of the National Futures Association was a pretty much a sure thing for the incumbents. However, when Doug Bry and Ernest Jaffarian ran as write-in nominees, after not getting the nod from the NFA Nominating...