First Read Sad News The father of Doug Ashburn, our former colleague, passed away yesterday morning from a sudden heart attack. Doug is now at T3 Custom, a custom publishing firm. Any well wishes or condolences can be sent to him at dashburn@t3custom.com. ***** On...
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First Read Rosenthal Collins Group Appoints Matthew Straight CIO Press Release Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG), a leading independent futures clearing firm, announced the appointment of Matthew Straight as its new Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice...
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First Read Bits & Pieces - Summer Intern Education Version By John J. Lothian Today is the kickoff (American football term) of the Summer Intern Education Series in Chicago, part of our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunities theme. Perhaps this series was...
JLN Managed Futures: Managed futures endure mixed first half of 2015; PIMCO Launches UCITS Version of Quant Managed Futures Fund; Cash holdings soar as managers run out of options Reply: johnlothian@johnlothian.com
Observations/CommentaryInfographic: 7 Traditional vs 7 Alternative Assets in 5 Bear Markets Attain Capital Managed Futures Blog We tried our hardest to find an easy to read article (or graph) of the major asset classes and how they performed over the various crisis...
John Lothian Newsletter: Pope calls for cut in carbon emissions; Former AIG Chief Hank Greenberg Wins Moral Victory in Bailout Trial; Pimco Tells Regulators Runs on Mutual Funds a Nonexistent Risk
First Read Chicago Topples Lightning Amid Thunder, Floods and Tornado Warnings By John J. Lothian The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Stanley Cup last night in a stormy night in Chicago. Tornado warnings hit the city late in the afternoon as...
John Lothian Newsletter: CME Group raises transaction fees again; Bull Market Hedging Was a Boon for Exchange Volume in 2014; BGC Urges GFI Shareholders to Spurn Competing CME Takeover Bid
First Read Missing From Most Pimco Stock Funds: Individual Stocks By Karen Damato - Wall Street Journal Pacific Investment Management Co., best known for its bond funds, runs $27.7 billion in stock mutual funds, according to researcher Morningstar. But the vast...
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
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...
JLN Managed Futures: Trend-following hedge funds' future in doubt; CFTC Eases Hedge-Fund Advertising Ban; CTAs bounce back to post positive performance in August
Observations/Commentary Conference Season Open Jim Kharouf There are a couple of events coming to Chicago next week. CTA Expo will be held at the UBS Tower in Chicago on September 23. I will be there as well, on one panel titled "Public Relations And The...
JLN Financials: Italy's Problem Is Europe's Problem; Life after Pimco: how bond manager Seidner beat his old boss Gross; Banks Retreat From Market That Keeps Cash Flowing
First Impressions The Euro: German or Italian? Today's lead story sums up the age-old question - what is the euro and what does it stand for? Getting a solid answer is critical to determining the direction of the common currency. The Wall Street Journal's Simon Nixon...
JLN Managed Futures: Bucky Isaacson Interview with Michael Covel; Managed Futures Funds' Uncertain Future; Trend Following Isn't the Only Managed Futures Strategy
Observations/Commentary Bucky Isaacson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Michael Covel Synopsis: Michael Covel speaks with Bucky Isaacson on today’s podcast. Isaacson is one of the early pioneers of managed futures. In 1969, he helped to develop...
JLN Managed Futures: Hedge Funds End Q2 On Strong Note; Global fund managers face multi-asset skills shortage; Sun finally shines on commodities
Observations/Commentary Get Shorty: The Year Ferruzzi Spun A Soybean Tale Doug Ashburn - JLN Short crops, as the old saying goes, have long tails. In the case of the 1988-89 drought-shortened soybean crop, the other kind of tale also was told with Italians, a squeeze,...
JLN Managed Futures: Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards; Brokers Fight Rule to Favor Best Interests of Customers; Brokers Fight Rule to Favor Best Interests of Customers
Observations / Statistics / Commentary This week the Managed Funds Association converges on Chicago with its Forum 2014 conference. Plenty of meetings have been scheduled between and among the 400-odd asset allocators, CTAs, fund managers and service providers. But...
JLN Financials: JPMorgan sells physical commodities unit to Mercuria for $3.5 billion; Think Financial Systems Are Safe? Think Again, Warns Carney; Pimco Still Formidable But Questions Linger
First Impressions Exchange CEO Series - ICE Cover: Jeff Sprecher taking on “fierce competition” and hackers JohnLothianNews.com Exchanges have never faced more challenges and opportunities than they do today. John Lothian News sat down with six exchange CEOs at the...
JLN Managed Futures: Carlyle, Louis Bacon to Buy Commodities Firm Traxys; Paul Tudor Jones Off To A Bad Start In 2014; Be Careful Of Style Drift In Bull Markets
Observations / Statistics / Commentary Another Year, Another Conference Slate for CTA ExpoDoug Ashburn, John Lothian NewsCTA Expo begins its calendar year on April 30 in New York. There is a change of venue this year, as the conference moves to the historic New York...
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Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
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