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Commodity Trading Advisor

CTA Lead List Basics

November 6, 2009

By Bart Mallon, Esq. (www.mallonpc.com)
“Purchased Lead Lists and How to Use Them”
A good resource for CTAs that are actively trying to raise money are lead lists – lists of names and contact information of potential future clients or investors.  This overview is for the CTA Expo 2009 program entitled Purchased Lead Lists and How to [...]

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CTA Advertising and Marketing Issues to Consider

October 28, 2009

By Bart Mallon, Esq. (www.mallonpc.com)
Marketing for Small CTAs
For small commodity trading advisory (CTA) firms, marketing and advertising the expertise of the principals is a central way to gain new clients and make more money.  This overview is for the CTA Expo 2009 program entitled Marketing for Small CTAs. The program was sponsored by Traderview and [...]

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CTA Expo 2009

October 16, 2009

Commodity Trading Advisor Conference
Next week there will be a conference for Commodity Trading Advisors held in Chicago at the Hotel Monaco.  The conference, entitled the CTA Expo 2009, will be held on Wednesday and will feature a variety of topics of interest to CTAs.  The agenda includes:

Continental Breakfast
Marketing for Small CTAs
Compliance in a Changing Environment
Purchased [...]

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CTA and CPO Registration and Compliance Guide

October 15, 2009

Practical guidance for CTA and CPO firms
Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) and Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) have been contacting me with greater regularity and we have decided to provide those firms with more detailed information on their registration and compliance requirements. Over the course of the next few weeks we will be continually updating [...]

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CPOs and CTAs Now Submit Disclosure Documents Electronically

April 7, 2009

NFAs Electronic Filing System Went Live Yesterday
The NFAs new electronic filing system for CPO and CTA disclosure documents went live yesterday.  All NFA members are required to use the electronic system for filing their disclosure documents.   While I have not yet used the new system, it is expected to be a big improvement over the [...]

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Bunched Orders and Separately Managed Accounts

March 30, 2009

Separately Managed Account Managers May Bunch Orders for Better Execution
One reason why the hedge fund structure is so popular with investment managers is that a single investment strategy can be implemented in one account.  Separately managed account managers, however, often have multiple accounts and need to execute the same transaction in each of those separate [...]

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Former CFTC Chairman on Hedge Funds

November 18, 2008

I just came across this speech by a former Acting Chairman of the CFTC.  The speech discusses Commodity Pool Operators in the context of hedge funds.  The original speech can be found here.

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