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Now that I've been here for a whopping 2 nights I can give some recs for anyone else that may be coming down... Tried the steak at campo bravo in las canitas the first night and it was great, but a little plain. The most expensive steak was their porterhouse, which was a whole $10. Tried...

Sky, Are you still in BA? If not, do have some recs on places to go/see? Bars, resto's, etc? You can PM me if you want. Thanks!

Is anyone still around BA? I'm headed down this Tuesday for 2 months. Would like to meet up for a beer and get the inside scoop from anyone down there. I am renting a place in the Las Canitas area.

Still on the run, Coach? :p

I hate to sound harsh Anvil, but you really have no clue as to what you are talking about. Legal expenses at a top law firm to draw up docs are going to run well over $25k....which is absolute bs, considering they are basically just changing names and few paragraphs of an existing doc...

Seeing how the CME is losing their listing on the Russell next year, I wouldn't be such a cheerleader for purchasing a GEM seat. The Russell is going to be exclusively listed on the ICE in mid-2008, I believe. Not sure if someone put up a link to this already, but here is the Q&A on the ECM...

They said Incline hit 104 on the 5th. Didn't seem that bad after a dozen coors lights on the boat.... Is Larry playing the celeb tourney at Edgewood?

The norm is still 2/20, but often times those are negotiable on managed accounts. If you are Jim Simmons, and have his track record, you can pretty much charge anything you want. There seems to be a considerable number of clueless people that look at CTA returns and call them crap because...

Managed futures are separately managed accounts that are in the name of the investor but traded by you (typically as a CTA). The investor likely has liability of losses greater than the account equity, but has a lot less fraud risk. A hedge fund is pooled capital and losses are limited to...

I'm glad that someone else sees the stupidity in his idea.... Not often that you find socialist traders.

Barclays, Autumn Gold, IASG (actually an IB, but a pretty good list of CTA's), etc.. Collective2 is for tracking new trading systems. It seems a little flimsy to me, and I don't know of any bigger/successful CTA's that use it.

Worry about DD's more than returns. If you have a big one early on, you are going to have to explain it away for the rest of your existence. I would echo KTM's advice and just go for it and list your returns on all the usual databases. If you are willing to put your money in a first loss...

Typically found in the databases or through word of mouth. I look at a lot of guys that get referred to me from other managers and friends in the industry. The term "quality" is obviously subjective, but for my purposes it relates to the managers experience and track record, the logic of...

I consult for some institutional investors that invest in managed accounts. Our ideal candidates are quality emerging managers that we can help grow to capacity over time. It's up to me to find and do the due diligence on them.

Good thing I hedged with "virtually" :p Lindq, how many traders work there and what kind of AUM? Cheers! :p

Trust me....I look at and analyze hundreds of emerging managers. When a trader says that they are working for a private fund, it typically means they are trading their own account (usually in their solely owned LLC) or they work for a prop group that advertises themselves as a "private hedge...

Saying that you work for a "private hedge fund" generally means that you trade your own account. Feel free to prove me wrong. You can PM me if you actually have a track record. Cheers

There is small competition out there that will have better technology and not have to employ a gazillion people like Ebay does. Look at www.ioffer.com, it's a perfect example. Ebay has to keep jacking it's prices up to continue to grow profits, it's just a matter of time until the masses move...

HoundDog- How can you have a fund for that many years with so little AUM and still survive? Not trying to be critical, but just curious. Cheers! BTW- I was going to ask via PM, but you have that disabled.

Does anyone know of any quality emerging CTA's in the LA area? High volocity and low volatility are a big plus. Cheers!