Live fast, die young and leave a good looking corpse was the mantra of the old rock and roll crowd. AlphaMetrix, a pool operator that seemed to follow that rule, was brought down by regulators after not paying traders or investors.
On the heels of NFA action against AlphaMetrix on Monday, at least one group of CTAs is organizing to ensure their voice is heard and their interests are looked after.
The 1987 stock market crash still is etched in the memory of any trader working that day. With the web premiere of "Cancel Crash" we are gathering "memories" of those who were in the heat of battle that fateful day.
The National Futures Association is terminating its technology provider relationship with AlphaMetrix, Chicago, which recently released a letter revealing cash flow issues.
Learning from historic events makes great traders. Here's a floor view of what happened - and didn't - on Oct. 19, 1987, something every trader, young and old, should watch.
Understanding opportunity is what it takes to run a successful global macro fund. Kathleen Kelley, founder and chief investment officer of Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management in New York, understands that concept better than most.
John Brynjolfsson successfully has traded alternative real assets for more than 25 years. And, in 2009 he traded his career at PIMCO for his own firm, Armored Wolf. As an inflation expert, we get his outlook for the near- and long-term.
