CFTC moves closer to new position limits
While most people forgot about the clamor to limit speculation in commodities after the large sell off in commodities off all time highs in 2008 – the CFTC didn’t. Via Reuters, we learn that the CFTC has proposed a new set of limits, while caving on some earlier rules. View article here: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSNLLGNE6Q120101216 What does […]
Miscellaneous Managed Futures Reads
Some interesting articles we’re reading to open up the week: 1. Death of LaSalle St. From Emily Lambert on the Forbes blog, we learn that the Chicago futures exchanges may have ‘sold out’ to the large NY banks after fighting the good fight for so long in the exchange based vs. over the counter derivatives […]
2 year anniversary of Madoff arrest
Tomorrow will mark two years since Bernie Madoff was arrested for what is now known as the biggest Ponzi scheme in history; with the US Trustee marking the occasion with a $19 Billion civil lawsuit today (read here). But what has changed since then? It doesn’t seem like a whole lot has changed….. Hedge funds […]
The $100 Billion Forex Hustle via FT
With the backdrop of the planned FXCM IPO tomorrow and pending Gain Capital IPO – we ran into a good article from the ft.com/alphaville blog pointed out by Barry Ritholz on the Big Picture Blog today, mirroring what we’ve been saying for years – that retail Forex trading is a scam. (they use slightly more […]
Busy week for futures industry in Chicago
It will be a busy week in Chicago for Attain and other futures industry participants with several conferences, meetings, and cocktail receptions overlapping this week in conjunction with the Futures Industry Association annual ‘Expo’. On tap in Chicago this week are: Annual FIA Futures & Options Expo – https://www.futuresindustry.org/expo-2010.asp CME Seminar: ‘Raising Assets in Latin […]
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