Abraham Trading Company
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, LLC is an alternative investment research and management company that provides electronic access to fully vetted, top-tier, niche commodity trading advisors. Through the real-time electronic AlphaMetrix managed account platform, investors can construct and monitor commodity, foreign exchange and managed futures portfolios, enjoying unprecedented transparency and liquidity.
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. www.arthurbellcpas.com
Aviva Investors
Aviva InvestorsSM North America (Aviva Investors) is a GIPS® compliant, SEC-registered investment advisor specializing in institutional, income-driven asset management. Aviva Investors manages assets for life insurance and annuity companies, re-insurance companies and other institutional clients. In September 2008, Aviva plc launched “Aviva Investors” with the goal of forming a coordinated and cooperative network of Aviva plc’s asset management business. Asset management firms affiliated with Aviva plc and using the Aviva Investors name operate in 15 countries around the globe and work in partnership with Delta Lloyd Asset Management in the Netherlands. The U.S. headquarters of Aviva Investors is in Des Moines, IA, with offices in New York, NY; Manhattan Beach, CA; and Chicago, IL.
Campbell & Company, Inc.
Located in Towson, Maryland, Campbell & Company is now in its 36th year of managing alternative investment portfolios. Campbell & Company manages approximately $9 billion in assets, including accounts for some of the largest and most sophisticated financial institutions in the world. Over half of Campbell’s 150 person staff is involved in research and technology which drives the firm’s commitment to a systematic discipline.
CBOE|CFE
The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE. CFE employs a fully electronic, open-access model with a focus on volatility-based futures contracts. The exchange’s flagship contract, VIX futures, has received numerous awards and accolades including the “Most Innovative Index Derivative” at the 2004 Super Bowl of Indexing.
CME Group
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
From debt to equity, from cash through structured products, and from analytics to execution, Autobahn is Deutsche Bank’s family of award winning electronic distribution platforms. Through Autobahn, our clients have access to Deutsche Bank’s rich suite of product offerings and an extensive range of markets around the globe, all through a single portal.
DLA Piper
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Drinker Biddle is a full-service law firm with a nationally recognized investment management practice with over 30 professionals. We have significant experience assisting fund managers in operating registered and unregistered funds (both domestic and offshore), including securities, futures, tax and ERISA plan law.
Eclipse Capital Management
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. is an alternative investment management firm specializing in the research, development, and management of quantitative, model-driven trading strategies. Eclipse Capital provides absolute return investment strategies that include managed futures, global macro, tactical trading, and asset allocation to a global clientele of institutional, retail, and private investors. Founded in 1983, Eclipse Capital is based in St. Louis.
Efficient Capital Management, LLC
EMC Capital Management, Inc.
FlexTrade Systems, Inc.
Globe Tax Services, Inc.
Cross-border tax reclamation is a powerful tool for enhancing investment portfolio returns. Hedge funds can achieve between 25 and 150 basis points in improved portfolio performance by contracting with GlobeTax for recovery of excess foreign taxes withheld on cross-border income payments. GlobeTax is the world’s pre-eminent provider of withholding tax recovery and market reference data services. Founded in 1992 with offices in New York, London and Milan, the firm services the securities and funds industries, has clients in 38 jurisdictions, manages research on over 230 jurisdictions and files over 1.7 million reclaims a year. The company is also the market infrastructure provider for tax reclaims on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as the appointed agent for the issuing depositary banks in the U.S. We have been serving hedge funds since 1995 and have strategic alliances with all major prime brokers. We currently service over 500 hedge funds and work exclusively on contingency. No up-front fees – no risk, no downside! The upside: Enhanced returns!
Investor Analytics
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 six 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
The Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Financial Services Practice represents many of the world’s premier hedge funds, CTAs, FCMs, money managers, major investment and commercial banks, investors, leading firms and insurance companies, and several international exchanges. Our attorneys are at the leading edge of the global marketplace and regularly counsel clients on the latest innovations in financial products and business strategy and the latest changes in the regulatory environment.
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
Newedge
Newedge offers a full range of clearing and execution services covering options and futures contracts for financial products and commodities, as well as for money market instruments, bonds, FX, equities, and commodities on OTC markets. Newedge provides a range of value added services, including prime brokerage, asset financing, an electronic platform for trading and order routing, cross margining, and the centralized reporting of client portfolios. Newedge gives its institutional clients access to over 70 markets and has a presence in 25 major global financial centers.
Quality Capital Management Ltd.
QCM is a UK hedge fund manager located in Weybridge, Surrey. QCM has a thirteen-year operating history and manages around US$ 800 million. QCM’s investors include some of the largest financial institutions worldwide. The company applies proprietary model-based strategies that are innovative and robust. Using global futures instruments, the models seek to deliver consistently strong skewed returns across the three QCM products.
R.J. O'Brien
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. For further information, please visit www.rjobrien.com.
Rothstein Kass
Rothstein Kass is a premier public accounting firm that has served privately held and publicly traded companies, individuals and families for nearly 50 years. Beyond audit and tax services, the firm provides a full array of integrated services, including strategic business counseling, 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.
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 selecting and monitoring hedge funds and other absolute return investments for institutional investors.
Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC
Sunrise Capital Partners, established in 1980, manages over $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 rise-reward returns. The company offers investment opportunities in domestic and offshore funds.
UBS Investment Bank
UBS is one of the world’s leading financial firms, serving a discerning international client base. UBS is a leading global wealth manager, a leading global investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers. In Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and commercial banking.
Welton Investment Corporation
Welton is an alternative investment manager specializing in managed futures and global macro strategies. Our investment philosophy relies on using scientific methods to uncover and harness recurring market drivers to generate long-term returns for our investors. Our Global Directional Portfolio program (GDP) seeks to preserve the non-correlated traits of managed futures, while also delivering composite-like, top-tier performance
