Abraham Trading Company
Since 1988, Abraham Trading Company (ATC) has offered professional money management to investors around the world. ATC uses a systematic, multi-strategy approach to trade a diversified portfolio of 60 global futures markets, consisting of 60% commodity futures. ATC has produced an annualized ROR of 21.1% for the past 21 years. www.abrahamtrading.com
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s investment funds practice has advised alternative investment funds for more than 30 years. As counsel to many of the largest and most prominent hedge funds and private equity funds in the world, Akin Gump has helped clients raise, invest and realize billions of dollars.
AlphaMetrix, LLC
AlphaMetrix provides institutional investors and funds of funds a managed account investment platform, quantitative and qualitative research services for more than 1000 managed futures funds and financial due diligence of managers, funds and other parties. The AlphaMetrix managed account platform provides near real-time performance tracking and 24/7 risk management.
Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird LLP is a full-service law firm with 900 attorneys providing a full range of services to domestic and international clients. Our alternative investment group is experienced in the structuring, formation and management of hedge funds, publicly-offered and privately placed commodity pools, and private equity funds. We represent a broad range of clients employing a wide variety of alternative investment strategies, from institutional asset managers, established fund managers and managers just entering the business. Alston & Bird ranked 5th in the U.S. on The BTI Consulting Group’s first "Masters of the Deal" list of firms excelling in transactional relationships.
Altegris Investments, Inc.
Arthur Bell, Certified Public Accountants
Arthur Bell provides audit, tax, accounting, and consulting services to the hedge fund, securities, and managed futures industries.Our clients include hundreds of investment partnerships, and advisers. We also provide personal, customized family office services for high net worth families and their related entities. Please visit our website: www.arthurbellcpas.com
Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors North America, Inc. was incorporated as AmerUs Capital Management in December 1997. The company was acquired by Aviva plc in November 2006 when the name changed to Aviva Capital Management and subsequently re-branded as Aviva Investors in 2008. Headquartered in Des Moines, IA, with offices in New York, NY, Manhattan Beach, CA and Chicago, Aviva Investors North America is a premier investment advisor specializing in institutional, income-driven asset management for life insurance and annuity companies, pension plans, foundations, endowments and other institutional clients.
Caledonian Fund Services (Europe) Ltd.
Campbell & Company, Inc.
Since 1972 Campbell & Company has been an innovator in quantitative model development. The firm’s unique combination of process, discipline, and research has yielded a range of proven strategies for achieving capital appreciation, side by side with sound risk management and a historically low correlation to traditional investment returns. Over half of Campbell’s 160 person staff is involved in research & technology, driving the firm’s commitment to a systematic discipline.
Chesapeake Capital Corporation
CME Group
CME Group operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Mercantile Exchange. We are the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange. CME Group offers innovative futures and options products that cover all major asset classes and provides technologies and services to help manage risk.
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
DTCC Deriv/SERV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTCC, provides automated matching and confirmation for OTC derivatives contracts, including credit, equity and interest rate derivatives. According to major market participants, over 90% of credit derivatives traded globally are electronically confirmed through Deriv/SERV. The Trade Information Warehouse, a service offering of Deriv/SERV launched in November 2006, is the market's first and only comprehensive trade database and centralized electronic infrastructure for post-trade processing of OTC derivatives contracts over their lifecycles, from confirmation through to final settlement.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a leading global legal services provider with approximately 3,700 lawyers throughout the US, the UK, Continental Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Our Alternative Asset Management Group provides sophisticated, experienced and creative legal counsel to hedge funds and a broad spectrum of asset management firms of every type. Our team is highly focused on meeting the velocity of capital in today’s global financial markets, providing our clients with strategic business advice and seamless global service.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc.
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. is an alternative investment management firm specializing in the research, development, and management of quantitative, model-driven trading strategies. The firm provides absolute return investment strategies that include managed futures, asset allocation, and equity statistical arbitrage to a global clientele of institutional, retail, and private investors. Founded in 1983, Eclipse Capital is based in St. Louis.
Efficient Capital Management, LLC
Efficient Capital Management, LLC allocates a $1.8 billion alternative investment fund for institutional and high net worth investors. Efficient creates and actively manages multi-manager portfolios focused exclusively on the managed futures and foreign exchange markets.
EMC Capital Management, Inc.
EMC is an alternative asset investment firm, with one of the longest running positive performance records, dating back to 1985. EMC offers two programs: the Classic Program, which employs technical, systematic investment strategies and the Currency Program, trading major and emerging currencies. Our clients include global institutional and private investors.
HedgeServ Corporation
Investor Analytics
Investor Analytics is about more than risk management - we're about risk transparency and risk intelligence. That means being smart about the types of analyses we offer, the practicality and accuracy of the results, and never being lulled into a sense of false security “just because the numbers say so.”
John W. Henry & Company, Inc.
Founded in 1982, by John W. Henry, John W. Henry & Company, Inc. (JWH®) is an alternative asset manager that is one of the longest established managed futures advisors in the world. Utilizing global markets in foreign exchange, financial futures and commodities, JWH historically has generated returns non-correlated to those of equity and fixed income investments. The firm manages assets for retail, institutional and private investors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. JWH’s 6 investment programs, and funds for which JWH acts as manager or co-manager, offer investors a wide variety of investment solutions to suit various portfolios and investment strategies.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Katten’s Financial Services Practice represents a large number of the world’s premier hedge funds and money managers, major investment and commercial banks, leading firms and insurance companies, and several international exchanges. The firm’s more than 85 financial services attorneys regularly address the latest innovations in financial products and business strategy and the latest changes in the regulatory environment. This depth of experience with both institutional users of the markets and financial intermediaries allows Katten’s financial services attorneys to provide creative ideas while being responsive to the practical and economic needs of its clients.
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.
The Macquarie Group manages $169bn in assets and employs approximately 12,700 staff across 26 countries. Combining the expertise of 140 commodities professionals with its extensive portfolio management experience, Macquarie offers a range of innovative investment solutions including specialized hedge funds, managed futures programs and structured products
www.macquarie.com
Mesirow Financial Commodities Management
Mesirow Financial Commodities Management provides clients with investment solutions using a unique fundamental, macro approach coupled with short duration trades and rigorous risk management. Our process is designed to maximize opportunities with low volatility in various market environments through a fundamental understanding of capital flows and price action by senior investment professionals.
MF Global
MFA's Strategic Partners
CME Group Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc. • Credit Suisse • Deloitte & Touche • Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, The • Ernst & Young LLP • Eurex • Fidelity Prime Services • Goldman, Sachs & Co. • JPMorgan Chase & Co. • KPMG • Morgan Stanley • Newedge USA, LLC • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP • Rothstein Kass • State Street Corporation • UBS AG
Newedge
Newedge, the joint venture bringing together Calyon Financial and Fimat, is a leading force in global multi-asset brokerage with a world-leading position in the execution and clearing of listed derivative products. Newedge offers access to more than 85 markets and has a presence in 25 locations across 17 countries.
For more information about Newedge, visit www.newedgegroup.com.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Pillsbury is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the financial services, energy, real estate and technology sectors; with offices in major financial and technology centers, we counsel investment managers, commodity pool operators, and other sponsors of pooled investment vehicles on all aspects of transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters.
R.J. O'Brien and Associates
Founded in 1914, R.J.O'Brien & Associates (RJO) is one of the few privately owned futures commission merchants left in the industry. RJO is a full clearing member of: the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (founding member of CME); the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX); Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); Eurex AG; EuronextLIFFE; and US Futures Exchange. RJO services a global network of more than 270 introducing brokers and some of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions. RJO offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on every futures exchange worldwide. In January 2009 R.J. O’Brien opened a NY office which will concentrate on the execution and clearing of global derivatives markets as well as a focus on asset management. For further information, please visit www.rjobrien.com.
Rotella Capital Management, Inc.
Rotella Capital’s Polaris (diversified trend), Orion (short-term), and custom portfolio strategies provide intuitional and high net-worth investors with exceptional risk-adjusted returns in global futures and FX markets. The firm's proficiencies include conducting innovative market research, investing in efficient trading technologies, and managing market risk with a consistent, disciplined approach.
Rothstein Kass
Rothstein Kass is a premier public accounting firm that has served privately held and publicly traded companies, individuals, and families for 50 years. Beyond audit and tax services, the firm provides a full array of integrated services, including strategic business counseling, regulatory compliance and SEC advisory services, insurance and risk management consulting and family office services. Rothstein Kass has offices in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Texas and the Cayman Islands.
SEB
SEB is a major European investment bank offering leading banking solutions. SEB Futures is ranked among the top 10 execution brokers and clearers on Euronext.liffe and Eurex. SEB Enskilda is a recognized leader in the prime brokerage industry and is ranked seventh in long/short equity strategies. SEB Enskilda offers algorithmic trading and direct market access to all major futures and equity exchanges. SEB has a strong balance sheet, with one of the highest capital ratios in Europe.
www.mb.seb.se
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin’s global investment fund practice serves virtually every type of investment fund, manager and other market participant. Ranked in Alpha magazine as the number one onshore U.S. hedge fund law firm in 2006 and 2007, and number one among the “Hedge Fund 100 Favorites” in 2008, Sidley was also named U.S. Investment Funds Team of the Year by Chambers and Partners in 2008.
SSARIS Advisors, LLC
SSARIS, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the hedge fund and fund-of-funds investment platform for State Street’s institutional clientele. The senior management team at SSARIS has been managing alternative assets since 1983. SSARIS combines the strength of a world class asset management company with experienced professionals who have expertise in managing hedge funds and other absolute return investments for institutional investors.
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
Sunrise Capital Partners, established in 1980, manages approximately $1.0 billion in client and proprietary assets. Sunrise offers diversified trading in the foreign exchange and commodities markets, utilizing a variety of trading methods, which provide clients with systematic diversification and high risk-reward returns. The company offersinvestment opportunities in domestic and offshore funds.
Superfund USA, Inc.
Founded in 1996, the Superfund group of companies offers managed futures funds to qualified investors. Superfund’s managed futures funds strive to provide solid returns while offering portfolio diversification using a trend-following strategy. These funds trade in more than 150 futures markets on exchanges around the world and have historically achieved low correlation to stocks and bonds. Today, the Superfund group of companies has more than 500 employees worldwide and a presence in 16 countries, with more than $1.65 billion under management for more than 50,000 investors.
www.superfundusa.com
Welton Investment Corporation
Welton is a 21-year-old, absolute return investment manager specializing in managed futures, currency and global macro strategies for institutional investors. The firm strives to deliver non-correlated, absolute returns through a unique combination of trend following, mean reversion and fundamental strategies. Welton’s flagship program is the Global Directional Portfolio (GDP).
Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn represents clients in private investment fund matters in every major sector—including hedge funds, buyout funds, real estate funds, funds-of-funds, health care funds, venture capital funds, and industry funds. By representing both sponsors and investors, our attorneys maintain in-depth knowledge of key deal terms and market trends.
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