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Recent Issues with NFA Annual Questionnaire

February 12, 2010

As we discussed in an earlier post on NFA Annual Questionnaire, NFA Member Firms are required to complete the questionnaire on an annual basis.  The information helps the NFA in a variety of ways and the NFA encourages members to update their questionnaire on a regular basis, although firms are only required to complete it, at [...]

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NFA Self-Examination Checklist 2010 | FCMs, IBs, CPOs and CTAs

February 8, 2010

Easy Step by Step Guide for NFA Member Firms
NFA Member Firms are all required to complete a yearly self-examination checklist to ensure that the Member Firm is complying with all the NFA Rules (as well as the CFTC Regulations and other applicable laws).  The NFA has provided some resources on their website.  We believe that [...]

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NFA Annual Questionnaire

January 11, 2010

Reminder to NFA Member Firms
As part of the annual processes and procedures NFA Members will need to make sure that they complete the NFA Annual Questionnaire.  As discussed below in the NFA’s most recent notice to members, it is important that NFA Members complete the questionnaire because some of the answers will appear as BASIC [...]

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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 Regulatory and Compliance Discussion

November 2, 2009

By Bart Mallon, Esq. (www.mallonpc.com)
“Compliance in a Changing Environment”
As we are all well aware both the investing and the regulatory environments have experienced a dramatic refocusing on compliance and related issues in the wake of the 2008 meltdown and the Bernie Madoff affair.  This overview is for the CTA Expo 2009 program entitled Compliance in [...]

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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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NFA Rule Compliance Rule 2-45 Approved

September 26, 2009

CPOs Prohibited From Taking Loans From Commodity Hedge Funds
The CFTC just recently approved a new NFA compliance rule which prohibits commodity pool operators (CPOs) from taking loans from the commodity pools which they manage. Additionally, if a CPO currently has some sort of a loan arrangement with their fund, such CPO will have until [...]

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NFA Proposes New Amendments to Bylaw Governing NFA Membership

June 16, 2009

Proposes Amendments to Bylaw 301(a)(iii)
On June 9th, 2009, the National Futures Association (NFA)  submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed amendments to NFA’s Bylaw 301(a)(ii) regarding eligibility for membership.  The proposed addition states that if any member fails to have at least one principal that is registered as an “associated person”, the NFA [...]

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