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suggestion... add a "don't know" or "don't use any of these" option so people who don't have an opinion can see the poll results. Only people that vote can see poll results. As with the Stock & Commodities magazine user rankings, your poll results will show more what people are using than...

*cackle* *cackle* Now, what kind of US equity index futures could Eurex list? Too bad S&P, Nasdaq, Russell, & Dow are all trademarked names. How about Wilshire 5000 futures?!

The Dixie Chicks don't have a learning disability -- they all speak fluent French! :D

Plan your trades and trade your plans and never ever deviate.

The management company is in Bermuda. Mr. Tewksbury and his employees are physically living and working in Bermuda.

What business are they conducting in NY State? No, I don't get it. Please elaborate. Unless Tewksbury is calling someone in NY to place his mutual fund trades I don't see what business he is doing in NY.

Here's the news item... Why would or should Tewksbury respond to the NY attorney general's subpoena? Tewksbury is a Bermuda company without US operations (that I know of). Not being a lawyer, I would think Spitzer only has power over the mutual funds allowing the late trades and then only...

Inflation reduces the value of cash under the mattress, too.

"How to Create & Manage a hedge fund" by Stuart McCrary

Expanding on what Vega said... Once the VIX options start trading, you could calculate a VIX prime, or "volatility of volatility". Instead of a "fear gauge", you'd have a "fear of fear gauge". "I'm not worried about a bear market, but I am worried about other people becoming worried about...

A couple years ago Interactive Brokers put gross profits on the 1099's (and didn't deduct commissions). That triggered an audit for me. Curses on Interactive Brokers' accounting department! The auditor was quickly satisfied that I was indeed a Sch. C trader, but it took a lot of paperwork...

You don't see how the definition of security applies to futures or you don't see how the 3(b)(1) exemption applies to a commodity pool? The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 amended the Investment Company Act definition of "security" to include "security futures" which are defined...

If he relies on the 3(b)(1) exemption from the 1940 Investment Company Act he is no longer bound by the 3(c)(1) limit of 100 investors. He is trading futures and not securities. As you say, though, he'll still be bound by the limit of 35 non-accredited investors if he wants the Reg. D...

It's thin, but one idea is the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index future at the CME. Or many managers buy their own basket of crude, gold, etc. futures.

To elaborate... Hedge fund operation amounts to accounting & tax, compliance, investor communications, research & trading, maybe some limited marketing (depending on regulations). Accounting & tax could be a big operating cost unless you can do it yourself. Compliance could be a big...

It might be possible to have your proprietary results audited. Not sure. A commodity pool is another name for a hedge fund -- a private investment limited partnership. Equity and managed futures hedge funds have similar start up requirements. If you are an exempt pool you don't need to...

*laugh* It looks like a giant record player. What RPM does it turn? I've still got my 45's.

Who runs Allani? Do you know anything more about them? I've never heard of them before. Thanks for the Autumngold suggestion. Looking down the list there are a lot of negative numbers. I guess that means July was a bad month for long term, diversified trendfollowers. Don't know what was...

Check Edgar for onshore hedge funds. Onshore hedge funds usually (if not always) file a Form D with the SEC to comply with private placement regulations.

Ah, very nice! Thanks, Mr. Green.