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Article Introduction: “Welcome to the Opalesque 2010 New York Roundtable! Once again we have assembled an unique group of New York based alternative asset management experts, ranging from a $12 billion hedge funds to an emerging manager. This animated Roundtable discussion highlights one of the most important aspects of active money management: idea creation, execution and risk management. On 27 pages, this Roundtable includes exceptional insights and intelligence…”

Article Introduction: “The pain and suffering spreading across the global financial markets has translated into a bonanza of opportunities for the relatively obscure corner of the alternatives space known as the managed-futures industry…”

Article Introduction: “Late last week the release of the HFRX indices (Global Hedge Fund Index reported -9.26%) confirmed fears that October was even more devastating to hedge fund returns than the previous month. With the other major indices yet to issue finalized numbers the lone bright spot seems as though it may continue to be CTAs. With more than half of the funds reporting October returns Barclay’s CTA Index estimate is +3.37% and +10.69% YTD, a ray of light below Barclay’s Hedge Fund Index estimate for October (which currently stands at -6.85% and -18.26%YTD with 1023 funds reporting)…”

Article Introduction: “Bernard V. Drury is a rarity on Wall Street: a hedge fund manager who is making money rather than losing it. While most hedge funds are sinking into red this year and unsettling the markets in the process, a handful of them are posting spectacular gains…”

Article Introduction: “Artificial intelligence is helping trend-following commodity hedge funds triumph in treacherous markets when human brains alone aren’t enough. With industry data showing the average hedge fund down 20 percent or more this year due to strategies messed up by plunging commodity and stock prices, some in the game called Commodity Trading Advisors are up 50 percent or more. But the trend-following CTAs say it isn’t all their work: credit should also go to their computerized trading systems…”