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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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Annual Reminder for CPOs and CTAs

January 20, 2009

Commodity Firms Need to Complete Annual Regulatory Information

The NFA recently released a regulatory reminder to firms which are registered as commodity pool operators and/or commodity trading advisors.  The reminder reminds CPOs and CTAs that there are certain annual regulatory items which a firm must complete in order to remain in good standing with the NFA.  [...]

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