Daniel P. Collins

About the Author

Daniel P. Collins

Managing Editor Daniel P. Collins has covered the managed money industry since he joined Futures in January 2001. In that capacity, he is primarily responsible for profiling professional trading advisors in our Trader Profile section as well as selecting the subjects for the annual "Hot New CTA s" and "Top Traders" features. Dan also is the key interviewer of the thought leaders and traders who have appeared in Futures cover stories. Dan has unique insight into the futures industry, having worked with some of its most influential people during his nearly 12 years on the trading floors of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa. dcollins@futuresmag.com

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  Vision to take over PFG accounts

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 11, 2012

  Futures has learned that a preliminary agreement has been reached between Vision Financial and the trustee for Peregrine Financial Group that would transfer all PFG accounts to Vision.

• CFTC loses focus

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 3, 2012

  When my kids are acting particularly nutty and inattentive, my wife looks them in the eye and says, “focus, you need to focus.”

• Ben Bernanke as Joe Friday

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 2, 2012

  We live in an age of instant communication that targets sound bites instead of sound analysis.

• Tom Crouch loves trading

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 1, 2012

  Tommy Kent Crouch recalls that his first futures trade was in pork bellies and caused him to lose the down payment on the house for which he and his wife were saving.

• Hot New CTAs: Not your father’s option traders

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 1, 2012

  In this annual feature, we seek out new CTAs that are standing above their peers. We discovered three option programs that have found a niche.

• Top CTAs July 2012

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 1, 2012

• Public Funds August 2012

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 1, 2012

• Hedge Funds July 2012

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  October 1, 2012

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  CFTC division extends deadline on some pre-trade screening requirements

  By Daniel P. Collins, Michael McFarlin  |  September 28, 2012

  The CFTC's Division of Clearing and Risk extended the deadline to comply with certain provisions of clearing member risk management Rule 1.73

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  Wasendorf Jr. sues US Bank

  By Daniel P. Collins, Alanna Byrne  |  September 21, 2012

  As if the Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) fraud story could not get any more peculiar, Russell Wasendorf Jr. and his wife Amber filed a lawsuit against US Bank and one of its employees last Friday, alleging that the bank failed to disclose pertinent information about his father’s finances and misuse...