John Trefethen - Director and Co-Founder
- Apr 6, 2023
- 2 min
HedgeTalk Newsletter: OPEC, Finland and Trump Lead This Week's Headlines
OPEC announced a surprise cut in oil output which could impact inflation and the Fed’s monetary policy
Craig Haymaker, CPA - Chief Operating Officer
- Mar 10, 2023
- 5 min
What are Options?
Option values are driven by an underlying security or index. As such, Options are available for trading in most asset classes
Steve Sinos
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Blue Lacy Advisors, LLC - Trade and Exports Commentary
We are still watching trade and trade-related currencies this week. Exports of refined products from the US remained strong.
Megan Roth
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
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HedgeStar Marketing
- May 3, 2011
- 8 min
Alternative Investments For Everyman
Prospective investors should investigate a prospective manager’s background, validate that he or she has have funds at risk in his/her progr
HedgeStar Marketing
- Nov 9, 2010
- 5 min
Long-Only Commodities Add Return? That’s Bull…..
The heart of my criticism of the long-only commodity funds is that they take long positions irrespective of any consideration of the basis.
HedgeStar Marketing
- Sep 12, 2006
- 3 min
Assessing the strengths of a hedge fund manager
In considering the track record, the most relevant statistic should likely be the strategy’s expected return. The longer the history, the gr
HedgeStar Marketing
- Nov 12, 2002
- 21 min
Calendar Spreads, Outright Futures Positions, and Risk
A futures calendar spread is constructed by simultaneously buying and selling two futures contracts with a common underlying instrument but
HedgeStar Marketing
- Apr 8, 1997
- 18 min
The TED Spread
With the availability of alternative futures contracts based on related underlying instruments, it is often attractive to consider trading f