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		<title>The Real Story: Finally an MF Global Fraud Investigation</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/the-real-story-finally-an-mf-global-fraud-investigation/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/the-real-story-finally-an-mf-global-fraud-investigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In testimony before the Senate Banking committee, the MF Global crime drama officially began today, nearly six months since criminal activity was alleged to have occurred.  This is when MF Global’s bankruptcy trustee Lois Freeh confirmed “we are just beginning an investigation” into potential fraud and lack of fiduciary responsibility on the part of MF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MF Global: More than Enough Evidence for at Least a Fraud Investigation</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/mf-global-more-than-enough-evidence-for-at-least-a-fraud-investigation/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/mf-global-more-than-enough-evidence-for-at-least-a-fraud-investigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob English Ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s Senate Banking Committee hearing on MF Global, we present the April 20 installment of Capital Account with Lauren Lyster, featuring futures industry veteran guest, Mark Melin.  Ms. Lyster pulls no punches in the opener: Has the case really gone cold? Or, are those who are in charge of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melin discusses MF Global in Detail with Lauren Lyster</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/melin-discusses-mf-global-in-detail-with-lauren-lyster/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/melin-discusses-mf-global-in-detail-with-lauren-lyster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "chaos" and "confusion" surrounding "vaporized" of MF Global customer assets are discussed without holding back.]]></description>
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		<title>Melin Discusses SEC Document Scandal With Bloomberg&#8217;s Stephanie Ruhle</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/melin-discusses-sec-document-scandal-with-bloombergs-stephanie-ruhle/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/melin-discusses-sec-document-scandal-with-bloombergs-stephanie-ruhle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melin discusses the SEC document scandal with Bloomberg's Stephanie Rhule.]]></description>
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		<title>Make DOJ&#8217;s Questioning of MF Global Executives Public</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/make-dojs-questioning-of-mf-global-executives-public/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/04/make-dojs-questioning-of-mf-global-executives-public/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When one considers the lack of investigatory zeal in the MF Global scandal, it might raise questions as to the need to make the investigation of MF Global’s top executives – which is occurring some six months after a potential crime was committed – eventually a matter of public record. &#160; MF Global is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MF Global Testimony More About What Not Said</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/mf-global-congressional-hearing-about-what-was-not-said/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/mf-global-congressional-hearing-about-what-was-not-said/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many ways, Wednesday’s House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the eighth largest bankruptcy in US history was more about what was not said than what was said. &#160; Much attention was focused on MF Global assistant treasurer Edith O’Brien and her widely anticipated move of declining to answer questions during the hearing.   Ms O&#8217;Brien [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A limited list of questions Congress and the media should consider</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/a-limited-list-of-questions-congress-should-consider/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/a-limited-list-of-questions-congress-should-consider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Congress gears up to approach previously “unmentionable topics,” the MF Global scandal has been most notable for the lack of serious questioning and investigation of those at the top of the firm. &#160; Here are questions that one might want to focus on: &#160; Did Mr. Corzine make material mis-statements of fact to Congress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Uncorrelated Investing Show Features Stanley Haar and MF Global &#8220;Conspiracy&#8221; Plus James Koutoulas Speaking Frank Truth</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/third-uncorrelated-investing-show-features-stanley-haar-and-mf-global-conspiracy-plus-james-koutoulas-speaking-frank-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/third-uncorrelated-investing-show-features-stanley-haar-and-mf-global-conspiracy-plus-james-koutoulas-speaking-frank-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stanley Haar and James Koutoulas outline what can only be described as the "MF Global Scandal."  ]]></description>
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		<title>First Uncorrelated Investing Show Discusses MF Global Lobbying Letter, Says Corzine Looking for Fall &#8220;Girl&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/first-uncorrelated-investing-show-discusses-mf-global-lobbying-letter-says-corzine-looking-for-fall-girl/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/first-uncorrelated-investing-show-discusses-mf-global-lobbying-letter-says-corzine-looking-for-fall-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the debut of the Uncorrelated Investing Show, host Mark Melin reveals details about the MF Global lobbying letter as well as talk's about Corzine's potential fall "girl."]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Melin and Lauren Lyster Discuss Shocking Inside Details of MF Global Issues Not Investigated</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/6580/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/6580/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Mark Melin appears with Lauren Lyster on Capital Account, speaking with outrage on MF Global.  "Why are important questions not being asked?"]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Melin and Rick Santelli Discuss &#8220;Watergate of Our Generation&#8221; on CNBC</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/mark-melin-and-rick-santelli-discuss-watergate-of-our-generation-on-cnbc/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/mark-melin-and-rick-santelli-discuss-watergate-of-our-generation-on-cnbc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Author Mark Melin introduces "The Watergate of Our Generation" with Rick Santelli of CNBC.  At the time the notion seemed absurd, now serious questions raised.]]></description>
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		<title>MF Global Scandal: Congressman Posey Asks the Right Question, Introduces &#8220;Sold Out&#8221; Article into Congressional Testimony</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/congressman-posey-introduces-sold-out-article-into-congressional-testimony/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/congressman-posey-introduces-sold-out-article-into-congressional-testimony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Video of Congressman Posey as he introduces "Sold Out" Article into Congressional Testimony.  This is one of the key points generally overlooked by the media. ]]></description>
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		<title>Do they Think We Are Stupid?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/do-they-think-we-are-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/03/do-they-think-we-are-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pattern of behavior and reporting appears to be emerging that supports one overall goal: push the MF Global story under the radar, avoiding serious investigation and keep the inner workings and questionable circumstances surrounding a historic event out of public view and understanding. This, in turn, paves the way for MF Global creditors to legally swoop in on what rightfully belongs to the customers.]]></description>
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		<title>DePaul University Once Again Offers MBA Level Managed Futures Course</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/depaul-university-once-again-offers-mba-level-managed-futures-course/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/depaul-university-once-again-offers-mba-level-managed-futures-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Shore, Adjunct Professor of managed futures at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in Chicago and Founder of Shore Capital Management, a managed futures consulting &#38; research firm, finds an increasing demand to understand managed futures. &#160; “There is a growing interest to understand non-correlated assets and reduction of tail risk” Shore said.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Bry / Jafferian NFA Memo is Historic Turning Point</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/why-bry-jafferian-nfa-memo-is-historic-turning-point/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/why-bry-jafferian-nfa-memo-is-historic-turning-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At what point is the financial services industry going to make a stand and say enough is enough? &#160; As MF Global exploded and the core protection of customer segregated funds was destroyed under questionable circumstances, arguably the most significant event in the history of the futures industry, isn’t it interesting to note that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention FBI, DOJ &amp; financial regulators: The Watergate of our generation will establish legal precedents if not prosecuted</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/attention-fbi-doj-financial-regulators-the-watergate-of-our-generation-will-establish-legal-presidents-if-not-prosecuted/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/attention-fbi-doj-financial-regulators-the-watergate-of-our-generation-will-establish-legal-presidents-if-not-prosecuted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below involves significant journalistic speculation / academic opinion of the author.  This article was updated 2/13/2012 at 8:15 PM: &#160; It has been said there was a propaganda potentially started by the $1,100 per hour legal set to convince their gullible audience that MF Global money has “vaporized.” &#160; In the “frantic chaos of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What?  MF Global European Sovereign Debt Not Enough of an Issue For S&amp;P?  Since when?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/what-sp-says-mf-global-sovereign-debt-not-enough-of-an-issue-since-when/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/02/what-sp-says-mf-global-sovereign-debt-not-enough-of-an-issue-since-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Sovereign Debt Ended Up Falling Apart Well Before US Sovereign Debt  &#160; In testimony before Congress today, Mr. Craig Parmelee, Managing Director, Corporate and Government Ratings Division, Standard &#38; Poor’s (S&#38;P) Rating Services, is expected to disclose the ratings firm had knowledge of MF Global’s sovereign debt positions as early as the spring of 2011.  What’s interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Questions Not Being Asked Regarding &#8220;Vaporized&#8221; Segregated Funds</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/the-questions-not-being-asked-regarding-vaporized-segregated-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/the-questions-not-being-asked-regarding-vaporized-segregated-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s just a little word. Vaporized. &#160; According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary it means “to destroy by or as if by converting into vapor.” &#160; The reason this word, printed in a Wall Street Journal article yesterday describing efforts to recover MF Global missing funds, caused such a visceral reaction among those who know how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architect of Broker Dealer / FCM Liquidation Process Goes On the Record Regarding SIPA Liquidation Process</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/architect-of-broker-dealer-fcm-liquidation-process-goes-on-the-record-regarding-sipa-liquidation-process/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/architect-of-broker-dealer-fcm-liquidation-process-goes-on-the-record-regarding-sipa-liquidation-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Account Segregation Protections Critical To Futures Market Stability, SIPA Law Has Protections Covering BD/FCM Liquidation, Says Law Architect &#160; While MF Global bankruptcy court trustee William Freeh has been arguing against MF Global segregated account holders receiving priority treatment in the liquidation proceedings, interesting voices are emerging to set the record straight. &#160; On January 18, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was Critical Disclosure of MF Global Documents Delayed, Provided Special Treatment At SEC?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/was-critical-disclosure-of-mf-global-documents-delayed-provided-special-treatment-at-sec/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/was-critical-disclosure-of-mf-global-documents-delayed-provided-special-treatment-at-sec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This document was updated with new information 2/3/2012.  This document and information related to it is being used in a Congressional investigation.   Why was release of critical disclosure apparently delayed?  Why were time stamps suspiciously altered?  &#160; Critical documents related to MF Global’s financial condition appear to have been delayed for release by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sold Out: MF Global Investor Protections Trampled In Private Meeting Between Government Regulators</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/sold-out-mf-global-investor-protections-trampled-in-private-meeting-with-government-regulators/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2012/01/sold-out-mf-global-investor-protections-trampled-in-private-meeting-with-government-regulators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: This article was altered 1/30/2012 to reflect new information, and was introduced in Congressional testimony by Congressman Posey on February 2, 2012.   This is the first of several articles that details questionable, behind the scenes meetings and special treatment that negatively impacted investor protections.  This first article details a critical meeting where core investor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opalesque Launches New Show Covering Uncorrelated Investing &amp; Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/opalesque-launches-new-show-covering-uncorrelated-investing-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/opalesque-launches-new-show-covering-uncorrelated-investing-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opalesque&#8217;s Uncorrelated Investments Show is a new program that focuses on investments that exhibit a lack of dependence on economic strength and stock market performance. &#160; The show’s host Mark Melin explains the need for this investment approach: “All investors are impacted by the far reaching consequences of the government debt crisis which continues to weaken the outlook for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Protecting Investors Matters At This Moment In History</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/why-protecting-investors-matters-at-this-moment-in-history/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/why-protecting-investors-matters-at-this-moment-in-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few people asked questions regarding the basis for positive opinion regarding MF Global investors recouping 100% of their investment capital.  This was particularly the case after this November 23 radio interview on the Clear Channel radio network (click here for the radio interview).  After frank discussion of the debt issue, what was then described as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Corzine&#8217;s History Toppling Government Regulators Should be Questioned</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/jon-corzines-history-toppling-government-regulators-should-be-questioned/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/12/jon-corzines-history-toppling-government-regulators-should-be-questioned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This article is subjective and significantly represents the opinions of the author. &#160; With all eyes focused on Jon Corzine’s testimony relative to MF Global Thursday, perhaps it might be time to consider that MF Global might only be one act to consider in this multi-act and often undisclosed tragedy. &#160; The whispered story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Friday&#8217;s Market Cheer, Debt Crisis Won&#8217;t End Quickly.  Here&#8217;s Why:</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/11/despite-fridays-market-cheer-debt-crisis-wont-end-quickly-heres-why/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/11/despite-fridays-market-cheer-debt-crisis-wont-end-quickly-heres-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When voters meet difficult austerity measures, investors should get ready for a volatile political and market environment.  To assume that the debt crisis is over because a change in leadership occurs is to assume that the budget problems and fiscal austerity required will be able to tucked away from public view without facing voters.  The rubber meets the road in the government debt crisis only after voters face the truth, and part of the problem is government secrecy on the issue]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Corzine’s MF Global Grand Gamble Assumed a Government Bailout… Again</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/11/jon-corzine%e2%80%99s-mf-global-grand-gamble-assumed-a-government-bailout%e2%80%a6-again/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/11/jon-corzine%e2%80%99s-mf-global-grand-gamble-assumed-a-government-bailout%e2%80%a6-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Corzine’s core logic is based on the political assumption that the Eurozone simply can’t afford to let Spain, Portugal, and Ireland default.  In other words, Corzine assumed even without significant austerity in place, the Eurozone wouldn't allow a default to occur.  Mr. Corzine’s gamble was based on the notion that government wouldn’t let “too big to fail” fail.  Let history note: a decision was based on a government bailout.  The cost? The destruction of an well respected financial services firm, its 2,800 jobs and a major disruption in the industry of uncorrelated investments.]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility leads to price persistence: How managed futures managed the past week</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/09/volatility-leads-to-price-persistence-how-managed-futures-managed-the-past-week/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/09/volatility-leads-to-price-persistence-how-managed-futures-managed-the-past-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past week has been interesting to say the least.  Yet another debt-inspired volatility spike hit equity markets, as the contagion spread to commodity markets as well.  

 

Overall this volatility spike appeared to be significantly positive for certain types of trend followers and reasonably neutral for spread arbitrage programs.  Many short volatility programs were hard hit, with some notable exceptions being the diversified short volatility programs that hedge their risk exposure.  Those diversified managed futures programs that included a long gold volatility hedge to short volatility option selling programs encountered degrees of temporary difficulty.   
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		<title>If investors don’t understand how a strategy works, they can&#8217;t understand risk</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/09/if-investors-don%e2%80%99t-understand-how-a-strategy-works-they-cant-understand-the-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/09/if-investors-don%e2%80%99t-understand-how-a-strategy-works-they-cant-understand-the-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had painful dental surgery to remove a tooth.  As I was in the dentist’s chair, I was thinking about managed futures risk.    Previous to the dentist entering the room, the assistant prepped me on what was about to occur.  Although the pain shooting through my mouth and giving me severe migraine headaches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P Launches new managed futures index at interesting moment in history</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/sp-launches-new-managed-futures-index-at-interesting-moment-in-history/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/sp-launches-new-managed-futures-index-at-interesting-moment-in-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[S&#038;P’s new managed futures product, S&#038;P Systematic Global Macro Index (SGMI), is interesting from a number of perspectives, but also raises questions.

 

What is S&#038;P’s motivation for entering the managed futures space with a new product at this moment in economic history?

 

Will the new index really represent broad managed futures with a singular strategy, trend following, which represents approximately 60% of the managed futures universe?  More specifically, with the SGMI's singular formulaic approach, similar to an individual trend following CTA, truly represent the broad range of managed futures programs in the industry?
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		<title>Should the US Government receive a margin call?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/should-the-us-government-receive-a-margin-call/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/should-the-us-government-receive-a-margin-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US government is currently exercising the largest amount of leverage usage in the history of civilization. If Uncle Sam were a managed futures Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) he would have received a margin call long ago – and in all likelihood would have already flamed out in a blaze of infamy. &#160; For those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DePaul University Continues to Provide Managed Futures Education, Notes Growing Demand</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/depaul-university-continues-to-provide-managed-futures-education-notes-growing-demand/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/depaul-university-continues-to-provide-managed-futures-education-notes-growing-demand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“The managed futures message is difficult to deliver, particularly in short and it has never really been well done. It’s hard because it’s very dynamic and unfamiliar to many, but at its core it’s a simple concept.”  To help explain that message, Shore announced that DePaul University was again utilizing the book High Performance Managed Futures to help explain the strategies and unique regulatory aspects of the industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Is now the time to invest in short volatility options programs? A study of past performance</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/is-now-the-time-to-invest-in-short-volatility-options-programs-a-study-of-past-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/is-now-the-time-to-invest-in-short-volatility-options-programs-a-study-of-past-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent market volatility is a good point at which to consider the option writing category. &#160; There were significant winners and losers during the recent bout of market volatility.  In particular, diversified option seller FCI recently recently experienced reported losses of approximately -45% in the “uncovered” OSS option selling program and -18% in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the debt crisis logical justification for investing uncorrelated to positive economic performance?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/is-the-debt-crisis-logical-justification-for-investing-uncorrelated-to-positive-economic-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/is-the-debt-crisis-logical-justification-for-investing-uncorrelated-to-positive-economic-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US government has amassed the largest debt in the history of civilization.  Credible economic thinkers are noting that the debt party that lasted through the go-go 1980s and 90s is about to end.  With little in the way of logical action or compromise coming from Washington, this situation could end badly.  The past decade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debt Issue &amp; Tough Choices Far From Over &#8212; Case for Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/debt-issue-tough-choices-far-from-over-case-for-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/08/debt-issue-tough-choices-far-from-over-case-for-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While an agreement on the debt ceiling issue appears to be in the works, this is by no means the end of this issue, but rather more a warning shot fired across the bow of the US economy. &#160; The debt agreement, if passed this Tuesday, provides enough loopholes and wiggle room for Congress to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Explaining Managed Futures When it Doesn&#8217;t Work is Most Important</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/07/explaining-managed-futures-when-it-doesnt-work-is-most-important-2/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/07/explaining-managed-futures-when-it-doesnt-work-is-most-important-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It could be said the most important time for an advisor or knowledgeable professional to explain managed futures is when the investment isn’t &#8220;working.&#8221; Managed futures is currently running through one of its inevitable rough patches. This is the period of time when investors may be calling their advisors asking if the asset class is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why is managed futures subject to a double standard when compared to stocks?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/why-is-managed-futures-subject-to-a-double-standard-when-compared-to-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/why-is-managed-futures-subject-to-a-double-standard-when-compared-to-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures is so accustomed to playing second fiddle to the stock market, we’ve almost institutionalized many of the double standards that occur in everyday life. Today I take a look at some of the double standards that we might want to examine: “Unregulated” Industry: It’s humorous when comments are made that suggest the managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Author Meet and Greet at Managed Funds Association Conference</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/author-meet-and-greet-at-managed-funds-association-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/author-meet-and-greet-at-managed-funds-association-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The investment industry’s fastest growing asset class is going through tremendous change. Managed futures mutual funds, new regulation and oversight rules, converging accounting standards and increased interest from the traditionally equity-focused Wall Street financial advisor community all impact your firm’s future. Cortland Fund Services, a leader in helping managed futures CTAs and funds support their burgeoning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fees, Fees, Fees.  Where are the hidden managed futures fees?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/fees-fees-fees-where-are-the-hidden-managed-futures-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/fees-fees-fees-where-are-the-hidden-managed-futures-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen an interesting string of media reports lately that accurately portray some managed futures fund investments as non-transparent.  Some fund managers, particularly those with a background in the industry, are  in favor of fee transparency and full disclosure &#8212; something common in a direct managed futures account to which managed futures veterans  have grown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important Differences Between &#8220;Managed Futures&#8221; and &#8220;Commodity&#8221; Investing</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/important-differences-between-managed-futures-and-commodity-investing/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/important-differences-between-managed-futures-and-commodity-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is not uncommon for astute investors to confuse “commodity investing” with “managed futures” and investing in commodity trading advisors (CTAs). Commodity investments tend to be long only, meaning the investor essentially purchases a commodity and benefits when the price moves higher. At a recent Morningstar conference, speakers drove home the important point that commodities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Financial Professionals Have a Responsibility to Understand Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/5052/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/06/5052/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A financial advisor and investing author recently penned an article about managed futures that painted an inaccurate picture of the investment.  While admitting he didn’t understand the investment, the financial advisor non-the-less completely dismissed the investment without serious investigation of the facts. While critical of one particular managed futures reporting database, the article failed to mention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barron&#8217;s Magazine Article On Managed Futures ETF Raises Questions</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/barrons-magazine-article-on-managed-futures-etf-raises-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/barrons-magazine-article-on-managed-futures-etf-raises-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Barron’s Magazine ran a managed futures article in the back of the print publication this past weekend (Managed Futures Strategies Prove a Big Draw), and without likely knowing it the article touched on a somewhat controversial industry topic when it featured the Wisdom Tree Managed Futures Strategy Fund ETF. While the increasing media attention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How should managed futures be defined?  Ask financial advisors.</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/how-should-managed-futures-be-defined-ask-financial-advisors/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/how-should-managed-futures-be-defined-ask-financial-advisors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures has always been difficult to define to investors, a point which became much clearer when I was interacting with financial advisors this past week.  I was intellectually challenged by several bright professionals to develop a definition of managed futures these opportunistic advisors could use to describe the investment to their clients. Below is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Market Crashes, Liquidity and “Evil Speculators”</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/the-truth-about-market-crashes-liquidity-and-%e2%80%9cevil-speculators%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/the-truth-about-market-crashes-liquidity-and-%e2%80%9cevil-speculators%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 20:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While rise in oil prices was nothing more than a reflection of price discovery and the sometimes irrational opinions of market participants and their views on the future price of oil, the markets and industry are nonetheless vilified through rants of “evil speculation” driving the price needlessly higher.  However, even the most simplistic analysis of the energy and commodity markets recognizes a world of finite assets and increasing global demand in a geopolitical climate that can only be described as increasingly unstable.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Managed Futures Voice Emanates From Financial Capital</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/strong-managed-futures-voice-emanates-from-financial-capital/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/05/strong-managed-futures-voice-emanates-from-financial-capital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 13:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York CTA Expo was again an interesting event, punctuated by topical presentations on CTA evaluation and risk management, the US background of economic debt and investment industry regulation in a post-Madoff world. After opening remarks, event founders Frank Pusarati and Bucky Isaacson unleashed a strong speaking lineup that addressed key issues in managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversations with Financial Advisors Yield Insight into Managed Futures and Modern Portfolio Theory</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/conversations-with-financial-advisors-yield-insight-into-managed-futures-and-modern-portfolio-theory/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/conversations-with-financial-advisors-yield-insight-into-managed-futures-and-modern-portfolio-theory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I engage in many conversations in open chat forums on the Internet.  Below is one edited conversation with a group of Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) that I found particularly interesting.  The topic was &#8220;Is Modern Portfolio Theory Dead,&#8221; and was essentially being discussed by individuals who utilized stocks for portfolio &#8220;diversification&#8221; &#8212; assets highly correlated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Mutual Fund Regulation Highlights Clash of Ideals in DC</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/managed-futures-mutual-fund-regulation-highlights-clash-of-ideals-in-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/managed-futures-mutual-fund-regulation-highlights-clash-of-ideals-in-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discussions currently taken place within the walls of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will not only shape the future of the fastest growing investment industry, but could provide a case study in how certain types of regulation can work with an industry and how certain types of regulation can work to drive industry participants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Work on Managed Futures Performance During Crisis Provides Interesting Perspective</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/new-work-on-managed-futures-performance-during-crisis-provides-interesting-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/new-work-on-managed-futures-performance-during-crisis-provides-interesting-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures performance during prolonged bear markets and stock market crisis is no accident.  Academic reports showing close to a 90% success rate during times of crisis may seem odd, but once the underlying performance drivers are understood the investment becomes clear. The CMEGroup recently published two academic white papers of note, both reports written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment from book reader: Looking into Future</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/comment-from-book-reader-looking-into-future/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/04/comment-from-book-reader-looking-into-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I receive great comments from book readers who add to the insight provided in the book, I will start to post the more insightful comments:

My favorite part of the whole book was the section on picking the top 20 CTAs with worst drawdowns and then taking 8 of those that are uncorrelated to each other and seeing the results. Unbelievable! ]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Today Magazine Tackles Segregated Account Protections</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/managed-futures-today-magazine-tackles-segregated-account-protections/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/managed-futures-today-magazine-tackles-segregated-account-protections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Investor protections such as account segregation might not seem like a sexy topic, but it is a very important point of distinction with managed futures.  In fact, what is perhaps most interesting is that none other than one time de-regulation leader Alan Greenspan has been on record as changing his tune when he considers the benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sold Out CTA Expo Releases NY Schedule</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/sold-out-cta-expo-releases-ny-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/sold-out-cta-expo-releases-ny-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If there is a reason the CTA Expo continues to grow in popularity it has to be in part due to the excellent speaker schedule.  Coming off last November&#8217;s event when a diversity of speakers made interesting points, including John Lothian telling his story to the advent of the managed futures mutual fund being discussed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northwestern University Managed Futures Course Re-broadcast Live this Saturday</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/northwestern-university-managed-futures-course-re-broadcast-live-this-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/northwestern-university-managed-futures-course-re-broadcast-live-this-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Northwestern University Managed Futures course is being re-broadcast live this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM CST time.  Anyone who registers at the Northwestern University web site will have access to the seminar for one month after the event.  The previous seminar and audience was fascinating.  We started the course by defining the investment from a mathematical perspective, something not often done.  Then the important connection between the mathematical nature of the investment class and its implications on performance generators were discussed.  Once investors understand how performance is generated, they get a better sense of the opportunity and comfort with the investing method in general.

The second hour of the course touched in the structure of the investment: its variable investor protections, liquidity, volatility and performance relative to the stock market.

The third hour moved from the “what” and “why” questions to the important “how” questions.  In this section a specific method of performance evaluation was revealed, which was followed up in the fourth hour by details regarding how to information for building uncorrelated portfolios, potential investment entry and exit points and specific risk management techniques.]]></description>
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		<title>Northwestern University Managed Futures Course Syllabus Released</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/northwestern-university-managed-futures-course-syllabus-released/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/northwestern-university-managed-futures-course-syllabus-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This course provides unique insight into managed futures from a new perspective.  It starts by defining managed futures from a statistical standpoint, revealing how this often mis-understood can be so uncorrelated to almost every market, including the markets in which the CTAs invest.  The course highlights the importance of the CTA strategies and shows the market environments when the strategies work and importantly don't work.  It identifies hidden risks and shows how to manage those risks through some very innovative programs.  This is a must attend event for anyone serious about managed futures and equity neutral investing.]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures to Reach $3 Trillion: Bold Goal or Logical Projection?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/managed-futures-to-reach-3-trillion-bold-goal-or-logical-projection/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/managed-futures-to-reach-3-trillion-bold-goal-or-logical-projection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article in the NIBA Journal I wrote notes that industry discussions are eying a target of $3 trillion in managed futures assets under management. That’s a long way from the current level of $267 billion.  If this were to come even close to true, the resulting explosive growth would not only be historic in the cloistered futures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Managed Futures Traders in 2010; Eckhardt Interview; Decoding Myths; CTA Expo</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/top-managed-futures-traders-in-2010-eckhardt-interview-decoding-myths-cta-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/03/top-managed-futures-traders-in-2010-eckhardt-interview-decoding-myths-cta-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 was a big year for managed futures, as the asset class grew 25% larger to end 2010 with $266.8 billion under management, the most assets under management of any hedge fund strategy (although, as I point out in the book categorizing managed futures as a hedge fund strategy might be considered lazy categorization.)
Futures Magazine recently released their annual Top Traders of 2010 issue and it is worth a read.  It is interesting to note that a vast majority of “large” traders on the list, with returns ranging from 68.99% to 44.67% over the course of the year, had assets under management of less than $100 million. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Released: Crisis Performance and Managed Futures Investments</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/new-report-released-crisis-performance-and-managed-futures-investments/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/new-report-released-crisis-performance-and-managed-futures-investments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report is designed to identify performance characteristics of managed futures investments that have, in the past, managed stock market crisis with minimal reported drawdown consequence.  The report walks readers through a proprietary elimination filtering process that results in a list of commodity trading advisors (CTAs) who have performed positively during past crisis.  While past performance is not indicative of future results, the combined performance statistics of this group are indeed enlightening.

This report highlights how there is significant difference between levels of CTA skill and how they manage risk during crisis.  In part this white paper is designed to educate investors on a particular risk that is not evident when considering headline performance numbers. ]]></description>
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		<title>DePaul University Announces Managed Futures Course</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/depaul-university-announces-managed-futures-course/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/depaul-university-announces-managed-futures-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago&#8217;s DePaul University recently announced a managed futures course for graduate students. “Managed futures and its tendencies of non-correlation to the stock market and long optionality should be understood by our future financial professionals,” Mark Shore, the course instructor said. “Tail risk and asset correlation risk are important aspects of portfolio management.” The course will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Next Week</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/coming-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/coming-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following will be released next week: Margin to Equity Study: With all the recent talk about margin to equity as a risk management tool, subscribers will be given access to CTAs utilizing the highest and lowest levels of margin usage along with author analysis. Crisis CTAs: Subscribers can access a premium white paper providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Ability to Generate &#8220;Crisis Alpha&#8221; Is Examined</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/managed-futures-ability-to-generate-crisis-alpha-is-examined/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/managed-futures-ability-to-generate-crisis-alpha-is-examined/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Futures Magazine recently published a strong research piece on managed futures performance during crisis. The report, written by MIT lecturer and investment researcher Kathryn Kaminski, points to how managed futures provides what she terms “Crisis Alpha,” the ability of an investment to perform positively during times of stock market crisis. This is a significant topic, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ / Dow Jones Tackle Third Rail of Margin to Equity</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/wsj-dow-jones-tackle-third-rail-of-margin-to-equity/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/wsj-dow-jones-tackle-third-rail-of-margin-to-equity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Margin to equity ratios have always been a critical method to evaluate and manage risk in managed futures, but the topic never had the “sex appeal” to make the headlines.  It evokes that "scary" word, "leverage," that ignites memory of the generally non-transparent mortgage derivative mess or countless hedge fund scandals.

Wall Street Journal asset management reporter Marshall Eckblad tackled a difficult topic: report in short form a complicated managed futures topic in an entertaining and informative format – while touching the third rail of hot topics in managed futures, margin and leverage usage.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Northwestern University Announces the Establishment of Managed Futures Course</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/northwestern-university-announces-the-establishment-of-managed-futures-course/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/02/northwestern-university-announces-the-establishment-of-managed-futures-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a video press conference held in Chicago, Northwestern University announced a university course dedicated to the study of managed futures.  Matt Hlinak, Academic Coordinator for Professional Development Programs at Northwestern University, said, “This is an exciting addition to our program, really part of a new movement, a largely ignored asset class, managed futures.”

“It’s interesting to note our point in history,” course instructor Mark Melin observed. “There is a need in society for an investment product not necessarily tied to the performance of the stock market or economy at large.  When I started writing this book in 2008, I would ask financial professionals if they had any interest in managed futures, and the answer was widely ‘no.’ Fast forward two and a half years  -- now, a current Morningstar study shows managed futures as the asset class with the highest growth potential over the next five years."]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar Documents Growing Trend</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/morningstar-documents-growing-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/morningstar-documents-growing-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In their &#8220;2010 Alternative Investment Survey of U.S. Institutions and Financial Advisers,&#8221; equity-based research firm Morningstar noted an important trend sweeping the investment landscape: the growing use of alternatives among both institutional investors and even retail-based financial advisers, but more interesting the predicted rise of managed futures as the &#8220;go to&#8221; alternative. Not only does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opalesque Reveals Fascinating Managed Futures Study</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/opalesque-reveals-fascinating-managed-futures-study/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/opalesque-reveals-fascinating-managed-futures-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alternative investment publisher Opalesque recently reported on a fascinating study showing how certain managed futures strategies can in fact be correlated to the performance of the stock market.  &#8221;It is often said that managed futures&#8230; are market neutral; they are investments that are not correlated to the rest of the market,&#8221; the article started. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFA Adds New Risk Disclosure Requirement</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/nfa-adds-new-risk-disclosure-requirement/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2011/01/nfa-adds-new-risk-disclosure-requirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There has always been an interesting debate in the investing arena regarding incentive fees. One camp is against incentive fees, saying it provides the trading manager incentive to take undue risks with the investor&#8217;s capital to achieve short term gains.  This group generally says the fees in managed futures are too high and the investor is taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Managed Futures Research Tells the Story</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/new-managed-futures-research-tells-the-story/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/new-managed-futures-research-tells-the-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of reasons to like this well-researched article, including the author's recognition for the value of investor protections and transparency.  This is particularly odd coming from a fund manager.  Typically, in the equity world it is the hedge fund manager who is fighting transparency and investor protection.  It should be noted that in managed futures, industry participants generally favor intelligent investor protections.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The downfall of a great society might be summed up in one word: sacrifice.  Or, why equity neutral investing with managed futures can no longer be ignored or misunderstood.</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/the-downfall-of-a-great-society-might-be-summed-up-in-one-word-sacrifice-or-why-equity-neutral-investing-with-managed-futures-can-no-longer-be-ignored-or-misunderstood/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/the-downfall-of-a-great-society-might-be-summed-up-in-one-word-sacrifice-or-why-equity-neutral-investing-with-managed-futures-can-no-longer-be-ignored-or-misunderstood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times recently ran a pretty amazing article, a sign of the times that points to what could be an uncertain economic future.  The article focused on a wealthy New York county whose governmental leaders cut taxes but did not reduce spending. When faced with a significantly growing budget deficit, politicians often take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Updates: All I want in an investment; Attain Questions Modern Portfolio Theory; Tracking Google Search Keywords</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/industry-updates-all-i-want-in-an-investment-attain-questions-modern-portfolio-theory-tracking-google-search-keywords/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/industry-updates-all-i-want-in-an-investment-attain-questions-modern-portfolio-theory-tracking-google-search-keywords/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I want an investment that is transparent, well regulated, liquid and has strong performance… I was having lunch with Mark Shore the other day (chopped salad at Ceres… it had been a long time and I love the vibe of the old time guys who hang around after 1:00).  Among other experiences, Mark wrote a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MF Global Managed Futures Leader Raises Issues</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/mf-global-managed-futures-leader-raises-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/mf-global-managed-futures-leader-raises-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“We don’t have a singular voice in Washington fighting this cause,” Adam Rochlin firmly noted, giving serious thought to the managed futures industry. “This is a side of the business that is slightly quirky with many CTAs being small independent firms. But what is amazing to me is that there is $280 billion worth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Reagan Budget Director Discloses Economic Truth, But Is Anyone Other Than the Chinese Listening?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/economic-truth-is-disclosed-but-is-anyone-other-than-the-chinese-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/12/economic-truth-is-disclosed-but-is-anyone-other-than-the-chinese-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If tough decisions are not made a debt crisis is on the way, say many close to the interest rate markets.  Republicans must accept the fact the government needs to increase revenue and the rich might not need tax cuts at this moment in history. Democrats must accept the fact that less government services and more self reliance isn’t a bad thing.  Yes, joint sacrifice can be a political bitch, and Stockman knows it.

"Stockman let loose a warning shot pointing to significant potential debt problems. He touched on what could become a future major debt crisis -- a crisis that was firmly marked by the non-transparent mortgage derivative mess and which could trigger a resulting banking crisis, items that are generally left off the table in some quarters for public discussion but should be included in today’s debate."]]></description>
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		<title>George Painter Issue Casts Unfair Shadow on Industry Investor Protections as a Whole</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/george-painter-issue-casts-unfair-shadow-on-industry-investor-protections-as-a-whole/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/george-painter-issue-casts-unfair-shadow-on-industry-investor-protections-as-a-whole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A blistering yet technically accurate Washington Post article points to significant issues with one of the administrative law judges at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), one of two regulatory bodies that police the futures and options industry. Essentially retiring administrative law judge George Painter is claiming fellow judge Bruce Levine is bias in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Interview With Todd Wood Hits Hot Managed Futures Topics</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/video-interview-with-todd-wood-hits-on-hot-topics/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/video-interview-with-todd-wood-hits-on-hot-topics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This wide-ranging interview touches on many of the raw disclosures in the book and tackles some of the most interesting issues in our industry today.  The interview is conducted by Todd Wood, who wrote the excellent white paper &#8220;Beating Warren Buffett.&#8221;  At close to 22 minutes, its a long interview but it was fun and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Takes Someone From the Commodity Industry to Tell The Naked Truth</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/it-takes-someone-from-the-commodity-industry-to-tell-the-naked-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/it-takes-someone-from-the-commodity-industry-to-tell-the-naked-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t seen it, this insightful video, said to be created by a former commodity industry participant, is amazing. The honest, blunt critique of the current economic disclosure coming from the New York / DC Axis of Evil is making the e-mail rounds throughout the industry earlier this month, and it is an absolute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Uncertainty Highlights Unusual Discussion</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/3829/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/3829/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Business is highly uncertain in a way I have never seen before,” the former Fed Chairman said, appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press. Action to tackle our fiscal problems will be required, the Chairman observed, “The only question is, is it before or after a bond market crisis?"

People will look back on history and ask: “Why didn’t we do something when we had choices?” McLean clearly observed for history to record. “Our problems are not calculus, they are not algebra, it is simple arithmetic – we are spending three dollars for every two dollars we take in,” she noted with righteous alarm that comes from realizing that a fundamental message that will impact the future was being generally ignored.

And here, when we start to talk about a bond market crisis, is where it gets interesting – as conversations of the potential for a future debt crisis move firmly into the public realm.]]></description>
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		<title>Are &#8220;Safe&#8221; Alternatives Right For Your Client?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/are-safe-alternatives-right-for-your-client/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/are-safe-alternatives-right-for-your-client/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures “are wonderful,” Wedel says. Most investors (and their advisors) are too spooked by volatility fears to invest directly in commodities, but Wedel points out that his clients’ money is with experienced and disciplined managers who diversify across many categories and that the investments give his clients global exposure. “It allows a typical retail investor to invest in oil, gold, currencies and so on without having the tremendous knowledge it takes to do so,” he says.]]></description>
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		<title>Full Version: A candid conversation with a financial adviser about managed futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/full-version-a-candid-conversation-with-a-financial-adviser-about-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/full-version-a-candid-conversation-with-a-financial-adviser-about-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full version of the interview with John Kostic, a financial adviser with Helix Wealth Management in Newport Beach, California. CONTENT DISCLOSUREThis web site and related communication substantially represent the opinions of the author and are not reflective of the opinions of any exchange, regulatory body, trading firm or brokerage firm. The opinions of the author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>industry updates: Is the CTA Expo a benchmark event? Observations from talking with the Equity World; Embracing the Industry of Investor Protections for a practical reason</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/industry-updates-is-the-cta-expo-a-benchmark-event-observations-from-talking-with-the-equity-world-embracing-the-industry-of-investor-protections-for-a-practical-reason/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/industry-updates-is-the-cta-expo-a-benchmark-event-observations-from-talking-with-the-equity-world-embracing-the-industry-of-investor-protections-for-a-practical-reason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is the CTA EXPO a Benchmark Event? This article is divided into two sections: The first gives a backdrop to understand why the CTA Expo may be an industry benchmark event, the second half discusses what actually took place at the well attended, organized event. . . . [Content protected for Premium members only. Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Times Article Highlights lack of understanding on Wall Street</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/ny-times-article-highlights-lack-of-understanding-on-wall-street/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/ny-times-article-highlights-lack-of-understanding-on-wall-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["In C.F.T.C. Is Set to Get Tougher on Fraud, the generally well written New York Times Dealbook article, started with a note that is really more telling about Wall Street’s lack of understanding regarding managed futures and the commodities industry than it is a comment about the C.F.T.C."

"The issue is the Wall Street establishment didn’t give it proper notice – and a sleeping U.S. Congress was prone to nod off at the very mention of anything to do with the “commodity” industry -- all while the very underpinnings of the U.S. economy were crumbling. Just because those deep in financial services and political policy overlooked this monumental bark – that does not mean the “bark” was not loud.  The bark was in fact very loud, consistent and to some in New York and Washington, annoying – the problem is the soft spoken female commodity regulator’s bark could not be properly heard in the right Wall Street chambers or in a certain district generally controlled by Wall Street’s interests.  There is a difference between a loud bark and a loud bark that is ignored."

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		<title>Former Yale University Dean Weighs in on the Book High-Performance Managed Futures and Need for Uncorrelated Investments</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/former-yale-university-dean-weighs-in-on-the-book-high-performance-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/former-yale-university-dean-weighs-in-on-the-book-high-performance-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Mark H. Melin’s High-Performance Managed Futures: The New Way to Diversify Your Portfolio (Wiley, 2010) goes far beyond the standard asset allocation book. It not only makes the case for managed futures but does so from the perspective of risk. It is thorough and well documented, yet at the same time eminently practical. Both high net worth individual investors and financial advisors could profit from it."
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		<title>The Debt Crisis and Uncorrelated Investing &#8212; Needed Now More than Ever</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/high-performance-managed-futures-book-video/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/high-performance-managed-futures-book-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some risks in managed futures (left) should be more clearly disclosed.  This video raises important issues in managed futures: Is standard deviation a relevant measure of risk?  Does a correlation matrix tell the whole story in managed futures?  What are the hidden risks in managed futures?]]></description>
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		<title>One simple question asked of financial advisers</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/one-simple-question-asked-of-financial-advisers/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/11/one-simple-question-asked-of-financial-advisers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The presentation was so logical and well researched; the audience of intelligent advisers understood the situation: In this debt ridden economic environment with always unpredictable world events upon us, no one knows what the future is going to hold.  Investors have a right to be given the choice to have an equity neutral investing option, a new concept for many financial advisers.  These advisers, many familiar with managed futures to a limited degree, knew the faults in the “risk” argument so often cited by unknowledgeable advisers as their first line of defense when they sell an investor on diversification with the stock market, a “diversification” concept to which Nobel Prize winners have said is impossible.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Gold the Ultimate Currency?  Insight from the Stifel Nicolaus Conference</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/is-gold-the-ultimate-currency-insight-from-the-stifel-nicolas-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/is-gold-the-ultimate-currency-insight-from-the-stifel-nicolas-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Instead of ‘in gold we trust,’ it says ‘In God We Trust.’  So we are trusting in God that this is going to be worth something.  We are trusting in God that somehow the $10 trillion in debt we have in this country and the $50 or $60 trillion in unrealized liabilities we have is somehow going to be worth something?" 

“I’m really scared for the next generation in our country.  I have a seven and a nine year old kid, and mean when this (paper dollar bill essentially worth nothing) and with the government continuing to pile on more debt, what’s going to happen to our economy?

“It is important to think of gold relative to the currency in which the investor lives.  “Gold is a (worldwide) medium of exchange.  While we talk about the dollar (as being strong), over the last 40 years the USD has lost 80% of its value (relative to gold),” a startling wake up call.]]></description>
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		<title>Response to STIFEL NICOLAUS BOOK SIGNING EVENT</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/response-to-stifel-nicolaus-book-signing-event/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/response-to-stifel-nicolaus-book-signing-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all the financial advisers who stopped bye to get a signed copy of the book and chat at the Stifel Nicolaus annual conference, particularly those who mentioned they are readers of this web site and blog.  We had some great conversations.  I think we were all a little surprised by the response, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stifel Nicolaus Book Signing Event</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/stifel-nicolaus-st-louis-book-signing-event/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/stifel-nicolaus-st-louis-book-signing-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Stifel, Nicolaus financial advisers who read this blog can stop by at the conference and received complementary signed copies of the book -- and I might even tell you a story or three.  I'm also going to be watching the presentation by Paul Wigdor on gold." 

"So far the most interesting reaction I've been receiving from the book is from financial advisers -- and I've had some great conversations.  I tape recorded a recent conversation with an RIA that I thought was stunning.  We're shooting for releasing that video next week."]]></description>
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		<title>CFTC Encouraged to Act in Commodity Market Manipulation</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/breaking-news-cftc-investigating-jp-morgan-commodity-market-manipulation/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/breaking-news-cftc-investigating-jp-morgan-commodity-market-manipulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The action is being encouraged by interesting CFTC commissioner Bart Chilton, a man who appears to be following the independent CFTC tradition of butting heads with Wall Street power players, ala Brooksley Born and her courageous stand against non-transparent mortgage derivatives.

Author analysis to follow later today, including:

*Inside disclosure regarding how the CFTC can track futures and options trades and monitor potential manipulation, something unique to futures and options regulation;

*The silver market can be manipulated, here is a little known example of pushing the market around -- that occurred a few weeks ago;

*This type of investigation would have been very informative during the oil market price surge;

*Is the silver market's move manipulation or a continuation of a long term trend towards hedging economic uncertainty?]]></description>
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		<title>John Mauldin Offers Readers the red pill of economic reality</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3589/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3589/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Mauldin is really one of the more insightful economic writers of our time. His books such as How to Profit from the Y2K Recession, published in 1999 before any indication to the current economic mess was in mainstream view, are in retrospect stunning in forecasting the current debt-ridden malaise. His writing asks readers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not a One Man Show: CTA&#8217;s Interesting Boat Party Comments Highlight Industry Structure</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/not-a-one-man-show-ctas-interesting-boat-party-comments-highlight-industry-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/not-a-one-man-show-ctas-interesting-boat-party-comments-highlight-industry-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["...the CTA recently underwent the scurrility of a probing NFA audit along with some typically harsh statements regarding some of their business operations and procedural methods."

This CTA is a "good template because many CTAs can be one man shows, particularly at the early stages of their existent -- and this can be a hidden risk to investors." ]]></description>
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		<title>Sold! Altegris sells to Major Equity Firm: A trend?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/sold-did-altegris-sell-at-a-bottom/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/sold-did-altegris-sell-at-a-bottom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking news: Investment News is reporting that managed futures leading brokerage firm Altegris has sold to Genworth for an estimated $35 million and deferred compensation and incentives. It is interesting that a major equity firm is entering the managed futures space.  This could position Altegris to lead the charge towards equity neutral investing with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating Warren Buffett is a Hit</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/beating-warren-buffet-is-a-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/beating-warren-buffet-is-a-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a backdrop for an interesting study that pits the ranks of well known CTAs against a Wall Street industry icon, and studies performance head to head -- no survivorship excuses here.  The NFA audited performance that dates back to 1996, and in managed futures time a CTA that dates back to 1996 might be considered ancient history -- a time when assets under management were slight and this asset class child was but a twinkle in the eye of many investors.  Readers will note that Buffett was quoted on volatility in chapter six of the book.  But what's even more interesting is Buffett sidekick Charlie Munger's reaction to a question regarding hedge funds and managed futures...]]></description>
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		<title>What this Recent News Doesn’t Reveal:  Managed Futures Surpasses All Other Hedge Fund Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/what-this-recent-news-doesn%e2%80%99t-reveal-managed-futures-surpasses-all-other-hedge-fund-investment-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/what-this-recent-news-doesn%e2%80%99t-reveal-managed-futures-surpasses-all-other-hedge-fund-investment-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cta commodity trading adviser financial planner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures surpasses all hedge fund strategies alternative assets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was significant when BarclayHedge released this news: “…managed futures has, for the first time since BarclayHedge began tracking hedge fund performance data in 1985, surpassed all other investment strategies, based on assets under management.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with this news and its meaning, here are the key talking points: We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New video reveals significant &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/new-video-reveals-significant/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/new-video-reveals-significant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New video reveals significant issues that Wall Street cannot ignore: Why hasn&#8217;t Wall Street listened to Nobel Prize w…http://lnkd.in/4QXTxB CONTENT DISCLOSUREThis web site and related communication substantially represent the opinions of the author and are not reflective of the opinions of any exchange, regulatory body, trading firm or brokerage firm. The opinions of the author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Chapter One Reveals Major Issues</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3303/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3303/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This video tutorial of chapter one reveals significant issues: The dynamics of managed futures vs stocks 0:38;
Why doesn’t  Wall Street listen to Nobel Prize winners 1:15;
The problem with standard deviation as a risk measure 1:55;
Graphical risk measures should be easy to understand 2:55; 
In the future two camps of financial advisers 3:40; 
Managed futures indices are strategy unbalanced 4:47;
Watching investing history unfold 5:55;

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		<title>Coming this Week</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/coming-on-the-blog-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/coming-on-the-blog-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[*Financial Adviser Light Bulb Goes Off!
*National Media Spotlight on High Frequency Trading
*What's Missing from this Picture: Managed Futures AUM Surpasses all Hedge Fund Strategies
*FCI Boat Trip and Craig Kendall's Interesting NFA Comments
*New Video Tutorial Coming
For brief details regarding each topic, click on the post link.
 ]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Updates</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/industry-updates-2/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/industry-updates-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10/08/10: Superfund To Hold Online Seminar: The Case for Gold: Why Gold, Why Superfund Gold, Why Now? I&#8217;ve always found the concept of a managed futures investment based on gold &#8212; and not a particular currency &#8212; an interesting concept.  This Monday, October 11, 2010 at 4:30 pm EST Superfund will explain the concept.  To register, click here: http://www.superfundusa.com/privateclientgold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal Notes Importance of Correlation, Scratches surface of important topic</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/wall-street-journal-notes-importance-of-correlation-scratches-surface-of-important-topic/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/wall-street-journal-notes-importance-of-correlation-scratches-surface-of-important-topic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset allocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correlation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal today wrote an interesting article about an important topic – asset correlation, which can be particularly important during economic periods marked by a debt-ridden government and societal backdrop with abnormal patterns of stock market volatility over the past few years.  This article (link to WSJ web site, requires membership) is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Links in Flash Crash Report</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3211/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/10/3211/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The release of Friday’s much anticipated “Flash Crash” report lays a good foundation for a 20 minute trade event that is said to precipitate the one day “unexplained” spring stock market meltdown &#8212; an event that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed close to 1,000 points in a matter of minutes.  But to really understand the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mutual Funds Could Revolutionize Managed Futures Industry; Movement Being Lead by Industry Leaders</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/mutual-funds-could-revolutionize-managed-futures-industry-movement-being-lead-by-industry-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/mutual-funds-could-revolutionize-managed-futures-industry-movement-being-lead-by-industry-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Altegris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equinox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures mutual fund]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps one of the more deceptive dichotomies in managed futures is the very real fact that the amazingly powerful index performance numbers might be difficult to achieve without diversification and a significant capital investment.  As a result, those most at risk with direct accounts are investors wishing to dip their toe in the managed futures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures a &#8220;Positive Byproduct&#8221; of 2008 Financial Crisis, Says Investment News</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/managed-futures-a-positive-byproduct-of-2008-financial-crisis-says-investment-news/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/managed-futures-a-positive-byproduct-of-2008-financial-crisis-says-investment-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“One of the few positive byproducts of the financial crisis has been the light shed on the managed-futures space for its lack of correlation to traditional investments such as stocks and bonds,” noted Investment News, one of the leading publications for financial advisers. What’s insightful in the brief article (link to Investment News Web Site) is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Santelli Needs to Define The Tea Party Movement He Created</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/rick-santelli-needs-to-define-his-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/rick-santelli-needs-to-define-his-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CNBC&#8217;s respected interest rate /commodities reporter Rick Santelli is an intelligent and insightful individual, yet some would say his ideas and concepts are being hijacked by what has become an increasingly viral political movement.  The man accurately credited with creating the &#8220;Tea Party,&#8221; a phenomenon based in large part on government&#8217;s debt levels, has significant ideas and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social messages behind the &#8220;Wall Street Two&#8221; movie &#8212; and the managed futures cameo role</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/the-social-messages-behind-wall-street-two-and-the-managed-futures-cameo-role/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/the-social-messages-behind-wall-street-two-and-the-managed-futures-cameo-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Two Managed Futures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street Two is a significant movie, and not because it glorifies traders and a materialistic, debt-filled go-go 80’s lifestyle.  In fact this go around Oliver Stone achieved his initial objective in terms of creating a villain of the Gordan Gecko lifestyle; as opposed to the original version, which had the opposite effect of Stone’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Updates</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/industry-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/industry-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Personal notes and comments: Below is a peak at some of the content we&#8217;re working on: I had a very interesting conversation with Matt Osborne at Altegris recently.  They launched a managed futures mutual fund and their perspective on the industry, NFA regulation of managed futures mutual funds and how they are offering a solution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mutual fund study says “Volatility?  What volatility?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/mutual-fund-study-says-%e2%80%9cvolatility-what-volatility/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/mutual-fund-study-says-%e2%80%9cvolatility-what-volatility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A study produced by the Mutual Fund “Store,” a registered RIA, says that the stock market is not that volatile… really. (Link to investment news article to get the details http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20100923/FREE/100929951) Here is just one quick perspective looking at one angle of the report: To study a 30 year look-back period of time is un-credible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Managed Futures Correlation Considerations Can No Longer Be Ignored</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/video-managed-futures-correlation-considerations-can-no-longer-be-ignored/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/09/video-managed-futures-correlation-considerations-can-no-longer-be-ignored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correlation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correlation matrix doesn't work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock market neutral investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncorrelated investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hard hitting video asks important societal questions and makes powerful statements about correlation, such as: "The world's most uncorrelated asset class can no longer be ignored or misunderstood.  Investors have a right to design stock market neutral investment portfolios and financial advisers have a responsibility to help investors accomplish this goal."
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		<title>Wiley Announces Controversial Managed Futures Book Release Date</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/wiley-announces-controversial-managed-futures-book-release-date/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/wiley-announces-controversial-managed-futures-book-release-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Investors have a right to design ‘stock market neutral’ investment portfolios,” according to author Mark H. Melin. “Unfortunately the best method to design stock market neutral portfolios is currently being obscured, hidden from view by a traditional Wall Street that is too married to stocks and assets handcuffed to the economy.  Those who have a responsibility to understand the most uncorrelated asset class nonetheless ignore and misunderstand managed futures.”]]></description>
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		<title>What Single Graphic or Chart Best Represents The Managed Futures Industry?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/what-single-graphic-of-performance-chart-best-represents-the-managed-futures-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/what-single-graphic-of-performance-chart-best-represents-the-managed-futures-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My publisher asked an interesting question. &#8220;What ONE graphic that best represents the managed futures experience?&#8221;  At first I didn’t think this would be that difficult a choice, but then upon further examination it becomes an interesting question. The first natural place to look for performance graphics is the benchmark industry report from the Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Considers Impact of AUM on Performance</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/study-considers-impact-of-aum-on-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/study-considers-impact-of-aum-on-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attain Capital released two interesting studies.

The first study considered the key question: Does performance in managed futures denigrate as assets under management increase?" Data exists on both sides of this issue, from Jack Schwager in the book Managed Trading: Myths and Truths as well as various academic papers. . . . Another interesting study, titled "<a href="http://www.attaincapital.com/alternative-investment-education/managed-futures-newsletter/394/?utm_source=Attain+Capital+Research+%26+Analysis+Newsletter&#38;utm_campaign=ea6f3b4796-Percent_Profitable_Fallacy8_16_2010&#38;utm_medium=email#Topic">The Percent Profitable Fallacy</a>," considers the importance (or lack thereof) of win percentage in managed futures.
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		<title>Why Does Wall Street Ignore Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/1953/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/1953/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I realized I really don&#8217;t know the answer to this question: &#8220;Why does Wall Street ignore managed futures?&#8221; Click here to vote in a Linkedin Poll. Until recently, it was difficult for Wall Street advisors to get paid on direct accounts, they were trained to reflexively think futures and options are too &#8220;risky,&#8221; and many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;First&#8221; Managed Futures ETF Launched, With An Interesting Twist</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/first-managed-futures-etf-launched-with-an-interesting-twist/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/first-managed-futures-etf-launched-with-an-interesting-twist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=1906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s interesting about Liechtenstein-based hedge fund Qbasis gaining approval from UK regulators to offer the &#8220;first&#8221; managed futures ETF, is not the headline &#8220;first&#8221; claim but rather the strategy: they are using the diversification concept, to a limited degree.  The fund employs both a trend following strategy and then a seperate mean reversion strategy.  So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major Institutional Investor Gives Up on Non-Transparent Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/major-institutional-investor-gives-up-on-non-transparent-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/major-institutional-investor-gives-up-on-non-transparent-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal recently ran an interesting article on a major institutional investor that was fed up with the lack of transparency in hedge fund investing, pulling all his assets.  Not only did the investor have problems with the lack of transparency &#8211; secrecy I believe is unnecessary to varying degrees &#8212; but he also noted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defining the CFTC&#8217;s Chairman Gary Gensler</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/cftcs-gary-gensler-defined/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/08/cftcs-gary-gensler-defined/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Institutional Investor magazine recently wrote an interesting article on CFTC chairman Gary Gensler.  Those sympathetic to the inside story of how previous CFTC chairwoman Brooksley Born was replaced from her post, due in large part to her stand regarding the lack of transparency in mortgage derivatives, may question the incoming CFTC chairman.  But perhaps the most important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ Exposes Stock Market Myths</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/wsj-exposes-stock-market-myths/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/wsj-exposes-stock-market-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent article on traditional stock market myths in the Wall Street Journal. How financial advisors can get away with selling diversification through stocks and bonds alone almost borders on a breach of their fiduciary responsibility. In my upcoming book, High Performance Managed Futures we expose several common myths: &#8220;Diversification&#8221; with stocks and bonds alone is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the SEC Missed Madoff Misses the Point</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/why-the-sec-missed-madoff-misses-the-point/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/why-the-sec-missed-madoff-misses-the-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal discussed why the SEC missed the Madoff scandal.   The article raises strong points, but misses the most important point of all: how the issue could have been avoided in the first place if managed futures investor protections were in place.  Below are my comments. Mr. Sauer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: CME&#8217;s Intro. to Managed Futures</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/video-cmes-intro-to-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/video-cmes-intro-to-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A presentation by the CME that clearly and concisely explains the fundamentals of managed futures. To view all the presentations from the CME&#8217;s Managed Futures Resource Center click below: The Growth of Managed Futures The Benefits of Managed Futures Potential To Lower Overall Risk Opportunity to Enhance Overall Portfolio Returns Broad Diversification Opportunities Opportunity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFA Seeks to Regulate Managed Futures Mutual Funds</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/nfa-seeks-to-regulate-managed-futures-mutual-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/nfa-seeks-to-regulate-managed-futures-mutual-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The primary reason for this is the ease with which traditional financial advisors can access managed futures through mutual funds. Right now it takes a significant amount of time and effort for financial advisors to properly diversify their client's portfolios utilizing managed futures. ]]></description>
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		<title>Top CTA Enters Rare Drawdown: Is Now Time to Invest?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/topctaentersraredrawdown/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/topctaentersraredrawdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Named one of the top CTAs in 2009 by Futures Magazine, Financial Commodity Investments recently experienced a negative period, down close to 6% over a two week period in the benchmark account we observe. The question is: should now be a good time to invest in the diversified short volatility program? Click here to view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed-Futures Funds Sidestep Turmoil</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-funds-sidestep-turmoil/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-funds-sidestep-turmoil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stan Luxenburg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is going to be interesting to see who among the top business journalists first recognizes the unique managed futures story.  This article by respected journalist Stan Luxenburg discusses managed futures hedge funds and provides a limited look into what is a dynamic industry.  I am a big fan of providing investors easy access to diversification.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Investor Protections Deserve National Spotlight</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-investor-protections-deserve-national-spotlight/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-investor-protections-deserve-national-spotlight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brooksley Born]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The CFTC and its regulatory oversight structure (with the NFA) deserves national attention, something for the equity world to follow. For example, the bedrocks of "Bernie Madoff-like" fraud prevention -- account segregation, counter party surveillance and general transparency – warrant a national spotlight in how they have successfully thwarted fraud in managed futures, the primary investment opportunity to spawn from the futures and options markets. Intelligent regulation has generally provided the asset class legitimacy through performance auditing and requiring adherence to strict business standards. No investment is perfect. But these bedrock fraud prevention methods...]]></description>
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		<title>CFTC Proposes Tracking Individual Trades</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/cftc-proposes-tracking-individual-trades/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/cftc-proposes-tracking-individual-trades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is pretty amazing that a governmental agency is seeking to track individual's trading on the regulated exchanges.  Many within the industry may howl with disgust at the notion of government tracking their “secret” trades, particularly if the trading tracked was in the unquestioned equity markets.  Then a general outrage in the financial services industry would likely ensue.  However, because this is the often ignored commodity industry the equity world will likely yawn, dismissing...]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Downgrade Doesn&#8217;t Understand Trend Following</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/hedge-fund-downgrade-doesnt-understand-trend-following/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/hedge-fund-downgrade-doesnt-understand-trend-following/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=1316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article mentioned the stock of managed futures trend following firm Man AHL was downgraded due to consistently poor performance.  In my opinion, this is more a comment on a strategy being beaten down, trend following, and should not entirely be a comment on the CTA, which points to an interesting insight into managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hand Signals in Trading</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/hand-signals-in-trading/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/hand-signals-in-trading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[futures markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entertaining article in the Wall Street Journal about hand signals used by traders in the pits.  It&#8217;s a vanishing part of our culture&#8230; Click here to link to the WSJ web site (required membership). CONTENT DISCLOSUREThis web site and related communication substantially represent the opinions of the author and are not reflective of the opinions of any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Article Asks Questions</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-article-asks-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-article-asks-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["In regards to receiving interest income, that is all dependent on how the account structure is set up. A direct account, for instance, can be set up to provide interest income as well as benefit from the managed futures performance. There are several account structures, each with various risk and reward trade-offs."]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Interview With German CTA Amplitude</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/interesting-interview-with-german-cta-amplitude/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/interesting-interview-with-german-cta-amplitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[futures markets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A classic trend trader, CTA Karsten Schroeder does an excellent job of breaking down the market environment for trend traders in 2008 and 2009.  While he doesn't discuss other strategies, such as short volatility and spread trading strategies as they relate to market environment, his analysis of the four primary trades that drove trend trading success in 2008 is spot on.]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND: CONGRESS CONSIDERS REGULATING MORTGAGE DERIVATIVES</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/what-goes-around-comes-around-congress-considers-regulating-messy-derivatives/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/what-goes-around-comes-around-congress-considers-regulating-messy-derivatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brooksley Born]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["But here is the punch line:
The regulation doesn’t touch what are likely the next commodity crises (note the plural on crisis).
Forget the fact that the long only commodity ETFs could be a volcano ready to explode on the supply and demand commodity ecosystem.  The issue is “Bernie Madoff-style” hedge fund fraud: it will happen again.  And this is unnecessary."]]></description>
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		<title>Institutions Begin to Recognize Managed Futures Liquidity</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/institutions-begin-to-recognize-managed-futures-liquidity/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/institutions-begin-to-recognize-managed-futures-liquidity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional investors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from the off-shore Economic Times highlights the fact that institutional investors were climbing into managed futures dispite negative monthly performance.  The article points out that liquidity among managed futures programs is a significant reason. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/banking/finance/finance/Hedge-fund-investors-opt-for-liquidity-over-returns/articleshow/6119796.cms CONTENT DISCLOSUREThis web site and related communication substantially represent the opinions of the author and are not reflective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Benchmarks Post Negative Performance in May</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-posts-negative-performance-in-may/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/managed-futures-posts-negative-performance-in-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTA performance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=786</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At a time month when the stock market experienced extreme volatility, Managed futures performance benchmarks posted consistently negative performance across the board in May, with the Credit Suisse / Tremont Managed Futures index leading to the downside at -4.13% .  The Barclay CTA index was down -1.01 during the month.  It is interesting to note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory changes discussed</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/regulatory-changes-discussed/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/regulatory-changes-discussed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial services reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["However, it should be emphasized that CTAs and direct managed futures accounts are currently significantly regulated relative to hedge funds. What is missing from financial services reform is a spotlight on the many managed account protections that could be applied to the hedge fund world, including private sector counter surveillance, a version of account segregation for fund investments and transparency (gasp...) in fund investments to varying levels." ]]></description>
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		<title>White Paper De-Bunk&#8217;s Myths</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/white-paper-de-bunks-myths/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/white-paper-de-bunks-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new white paper, penned by MF Global's Managed Futures chief Adam Rochlin, contains interesting insight about volatility.]]></description>
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		<title>What I like Best about Alan Greenspan&#8217;s Recent Interview</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/what-i-like-best-about-alan-greenspans-recent-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/07/what-i-like-best-about-alan-greenspans-recent-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t entirely agree with the Chairman&#8217;s view on the economy being in a &#8220;normal&#8221; recovery cycle, but there are interesting comments. The key point I liked about Alan Greenspan’s morning interview on CNBC was his acknowledgement regarding non-governmental counter party surveillance in the regulatory structure. This is one of the key features in regulation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Leaders Deliver Insightful Seminar</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/industry-leaders-deliver-strong-educational-seminar/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/industry-leaders-deliver-strong-educational-seminar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[futures markets]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Industry veteran Sol Waksman provides an insightful look at managed futures, including analysis of the core difference between the stock market and futures market.  It is one of the best presentations that provides deep insight into the asset class that includes some of Sol’s industry wisdom.  Interesting mention of the importance of speculation for market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy and Hold Is Dead &#8211; Financial Planning Daily</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/buy-and-hold-is-dead-financial-planning-daily/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/buy-and-hold-is-dead-financial-planning-daily/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[diversification]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://highperformancemanagedfutures.com/?p=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The equity world is starting to understand that &#8220;buy and go to sleep might&#8221; might not be the best approach.   This article points to growing signs of questioning a core investment method that typically overlooked true asset diversification.  This line of questioning needs to be continued and those opposed to true asset diversification should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Box Peter Schiff Interview: I would ask this question&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/peter-schiff-discusses-potential-economic-meltdown-again/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/peter-schiff-discusses-potential-economic-meltdown-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prophetic author Peter Schiff spoke at a CME / Lind Waldock book club event June 18 and again was quick with the out of the box comments. This isn&#8217;t the first time Schiff has provided insight in advance of the future. In 2006, as the economy was firing on all it&#8217;s debt laden cylinders, Schiff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CME Explains Market Dip of May 6</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/cme-explains-market-dip-of-may-6/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/06/cme-explains-market-dip-of-may-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author's Opinion: "The bottom line that should be discussed is that overexposure to stock investing is just very risky.  In a debt-laden economic environment, roller coaster volatility will likely be the stock market rule, not the exception.  Investors need to understand the truth about volatility and risk in un-diversified stock investing." ]]></description>
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		<title>Book Excerpt: The Benefit of Strong Industry Regulation</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/book-excerpt-the-benefit-of-strong-industry-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/book-excerpt-the-benefit-of-strong-industry-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["For now consider perhaps the most interesting oddity in a direct managed futures account, something unheard of in the hedge fund world: transparency, the ability to clearly see an investment in the light of day."]]></description>
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		<title>Ask The Author</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/ask-the-author/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/ask-the-author/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a question from the book or about managed futures?  Sign up here to participate in the author's next live chat, or if you can't attend leave a question or comment.]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Finishes April on High Note</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/managed-futures-finishes-april-on-high-note/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/managed-futures-finishes-april-on-high-note/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures performed relatively well for April as commodities continued to trend higher during the month, a report by Lipper Tass says.

Long exposures to equities and large speculative short trades in euro futures sustained manager performance.]]></description>
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		<title>Video: What is Managed Futures?</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/video-what-is-managed-futures/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/video-what-is-managed-futures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Category for highlighted page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This TV report is produced with slick journalistic production values you would expect from Bloomberg, but like many early media reports defines managed futures by trend following, which is not accurate.  Trend following is one of four primary strategies, which we point out in the book.  If one confines themselves to just the trend followers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is Interesting to Note Counter-Trend Traders Reaction to the Flash Crash</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/it-is-interesting-to-note-counter-trend-traders-reaction-to-the-flash-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/it-is-interesting-to-note-counter-trend-traders-reaction-to-the-flash-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance & Risk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Counter trend traders in the S&#038;P 500 e-mini futures made some very interesting trades, potentially pointing to a short term stock market bottom.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Read a Sample Chapter Right Now</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/read-a-sample-chapter-right-now-2/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/read-a-sample-chapter-right-now-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 11:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Content & Extras]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA["There is an asset class that has been generally ignored by Wall Street – despite outperforming the stock market over twenty-seven years, according to one of the most recent studies on the topic... While many Wall Street institutions benefit through their portfolio investments in this asset class, the investment has been misunderstood by many financial advisors, as well as . . . "]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Finally, A Managed Futures Mutual Fund that &#8220;Gets It&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/225/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/225/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is interesting to watch traditional Wall Street slowly come to grips with managed futures.  After a series of mutual fund offerings that were essentially a replicate of simple trend following systems, here is an intelligent individual who grasps the value of diversification.]]></description>
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		<title>E-mail Newsletter Subscription</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/e-mail-newsletter-subscription/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/e-mail-newsletter-subscription/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Receive the latest industry news and CTA performance updates in your e-mail. ]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Futures Performance During May &#8220;Flash Crash(s)&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/managed-futures-performance-during-may-flash-crashs/</link>
		<comments>http://go2managedfutures.com/2010/05/managed-futures-performance-during-may-flash-crashs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 14:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Melin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News and Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash crash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managed futures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock market neutral investing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Managed futures has a reputation for performing independent of the stock market, and that held true during the recent stock market "flash crash(s)," equity market meltdowns that punctuate the real risk in overexposure to one asset class, the stock market.]]></description>
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