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Outgoing CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Makes Strong Statements Regardings

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been at the center of a fight to regulate the derivatives that were at the center of the 2008 crash.  This fight took center stage when CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton recently gave what is [...]

The shortfalls of Venture Capital: Why VC has to become a scientific investment discipline

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 many respects the financial cousin of Hollywood: full of [...]

A CTA High on My Watchlist: Protec

Protec Energy is a fundamental relative value CTA who has generated consistent performance through a variety of difficult market environments for managed futures trend followers – 47% in 2010; 63% in 2011; 11% in 2012 and 17% year to date.  [...]

AlphaMetrix Releases Statement Denying CFTC Allegations

In response to a CFTC civil suit against AlphaMetrix alleging fraud, the firm issued a statement denying the charges alleged in the suit and re-iterated it is fully cooperating to properly liquidate funds on the its managed accounts platform. The [...]