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Schweiz, you mentioned in anoher thread that you preferred the regulation of another country ie. not the US (NFA and CTFC). Could you elaborate on this a bit? Isn't the regulation in Europe which I assume you are referring to even more burdensome? In Germany to be an advisor you absolutely need...

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It appears that CTAs that run commercial newsletters or give lectures do not have to be registered with the NFA. However, do affiliates and solicitors of the newsletters/lectures have be registered as APs (associated persons)?

Interesting, but this book deals with hedging techniques after a sell-off has already commenced and option premiums have already gone up.

What is most effective way for a trader/investor to continually hedge against a large drop in the S&P 500 without giving up a large part of profits to pay for this hedge? The hedge would have to provide protection against a blow up. The kind of protection that a stop loss will not provide in...

But specifically, what marketing rules does an education service that is not a CTA (like tradingacademy.com) have to follow?

There are limits on how CTAs can advertise their services to the general public. But what about trading education services (classes, etc)? Do the same rules apply? Are there other separate rules governing what can and can't be done?

How much would you invest in a CTA that returns 30% annually with low DD?

Hi loyek, Why Chicago? Any special reason?

What country has regulation that can get a CTA going the cheapest and fastest without much red tape. What are the pros and cons with this approach?

Is it possible to sell, for example, USD for South African Rand, collect the higher interest rate for say 2 years, and then buy the USD back at the same price it as it was sold for? If the Rand has appreciated after two years, you give up on the upside. If it is lower than the USD, you are saved...

I think its legal as long as the private transactions are disclosed to other investors, or?

I guess this is a form of almost risk-free arbitrage between a private market (going directly to the company and offering capital in exchange for discounted shares) and then dumping them on the public market.

Shorting NASDAQ stocks that are overbought (gap up, etc)

I would like some feedback on the performance of one of Tim Sykes students. His equity curve does seem to resemble that of an option selling strategy that at one point could face serious draw down. With a 72% win rate, he could conceivably have a negative R:R and still make money. But, he also...

I figured as much. Still I am wondering if even a pink sheet could get attention if the business shows steady earnings.

I have seen several different quotes from different sources concerning the cost of getting a ticker symbol on on of the OTC exchanges (with Pink usually being cheaper). Some mention the use of an existing shell + reverse merger, while others advocate starting fresh. At this point I'm very...

A PAMM shouldn't be too expensive to start up. A hedge fund business on the other hand is very pricey. The legal fees alone would disuade anybody who hasn't raised several mill. from launching such a startup.

Are you kidding me? These little kiddies think they will be able to time the stock market after going through that "higher education" program? You must be joking. It is simply a PR stunt to get more tuition money from more suckers (there is an MBA bubble), who later on hope to become fund...

Wow, those are some returns! Would you mind sharing a bit more about your stategy?