"Buy The Rumor Sell The Fact" may be a mouthful, but it's the credo that traders live by. Keep a watch here for regular updates from Futures' editors, who provide insights, insider news, and tidbits of information on the derivatives business and people who make it happen.
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By Christopher Faille |
May 8, 2013
A portfolio becomes optimal by virtue not merely of what assets are in it, but by virtue of what is paid for each. Examining the implications of that point, Professor Johnstone finds a "logical circularity built into the CAPM equilibrium pricing mechanism."
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By Louis Lovas |
May 7, 2013
If there’s one thing firms must have a strong grasp on in the financial markets, it’s data. These days, data comes from every direction possible, and it comes quickly.
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By Charles Skorina |
May 6, 2013
Public universities endowment funds when compared to private Ivy league schools show some surprises: both good and bad.
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By Ginger Szala |
May 1, 2013
The name Jon Corzine still puts the futures industry’s teeth on edge. And the reaction seems stronger than some other names that have roiled their spheres of influence.
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By Scott Skrym |
April 30, 2013
How can we be assured seg funds are safe? Take a page from the securities site and introduce the Tri-party system.
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By Jay Gould |
April 18, 2013
There are a number of ways to become entangled in broker dealer registration requirements that many private equity funds (and some hedge funds) will need to consider.
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By Susan Gidel |
April 11, 2013
In a very unlikely setting last night, coming from a very unlikely source, I heard a lecture speaker let loose with a venomous attack on Jon Corzine, former head of MF Global.
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By Jay Gould |
April 8, 2013
David Blass put hedge fund managers and private equity fund managers on notice that they may be engaged in unregistered (and therefore, unlawful) broker dealer activities as a result of the manner by which hedge fund managers compensate their personnel.
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By Ginger Szala |
April 3, 2013
The annual Futures Industry Association conference in Boca Raton, Fla. is a good time to take the industry’s temperature. Where the 2012 meeting was somber, 2013 seemed upbeat.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
March 26, 2013
The fact that "sequestration" will be a drag on the Government's operations may please many people, not least those who have found themselves under federal investigation or pending charges.
