The Wall Street Journal explains the rolling of a contract, Mike Harris Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio, and CME/Thomson Reuters to Run Replacement for Silver Fixin
Category: Other Voices
Alternative Links: Is this what every Commodity trader looks like?
“Behold the greatest piece of trading art ever created. The piece is untitled, undated (likely from early 1970s) and by an unknown artist (Alfred Marshall), yet like the Mona Lisa it can be admired for it’s simplicity, intriguing facial expression and style which reflects upon it’s subject. I hereby entitle it Smug Trader.”
Alternative Links: Taking the Fall
“Indeed, the performance numbers (of the Yale Model) for the past 10 years make it clear that this model has failed to live up to its promise for a while, perhaps because there just aren’t enough good alternative investments to go around.” – Barry Ritholtz
Reading for the Weekend
Gross Opens Up on Interest Rates … and His Image – (Morning Star) Winton Capital pays out £150m to Harding and staff – (Financial News) Man Group acquires Numeric for as much as $494m – (FT Advisor) A Massive Global Map Of Where All The Cattle, Pigs, And Other Livestock Live – (Fast Co Exist) […]
This Week in Alternatives: Conference Mania Continues
Conferences: Conference Time, Chicago Style – (Attain Blog) Winners of the Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards – (CME & Barclayhedge) CME Group and BarclayHedge Honor Managed Futures Leaders at Third Annual Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards – (Wall Street Journal) CTAs: An Interview with David Harding – (Attain Blog) DUNN Capital Management LLC – Best CTA – […]
The Headlines of the Alternative Space
Performance: CTAs should not be written off – (COO Connect) Man Group’s M&A Strategy May Boost Scale, Diversification – (Reuters) Education: The 1256 Contract explained – (Forbes) Futures Trading on Tax Day – (Attain Capital) Index Pulse – a new market blog with commentary, video and educational resources covering the futures and commodities markets every […]
The Economic Recovery & other Interesting Links
Here are articles we found interesting both industry and non industry related.
An Alternative State of Mind
Here’s what caught our eye in the world of alternatives this week.