One might legitimately wonder what the two IIJ (Institutional Investor Journal) forum discussions - this, and its immediate successor (above), have to do with the position trading thrust of the InterBLOG.
The answer is simple: "very little".
The viewer might have gleaned from some of the other perma-linked entries that Interconti co-sponsors a number of Futures Industry, Hedge-Fund and Futures Management forums/seminars/conventions on a roughly quarterly basis.
In fact, the EMF (Emerging Manager's Forum for CPOs/CTAs) is slated to descend upon the Mayfair in London on the 27th of this very month.
These, then, are here primarily for EMF attendees to see before attending the London Forum.
The item below represents an in-depth analysis of underlying causes of the economic catastrophe from which we have yet to extricate ourselves completely.
To be entirely candid - it's also here because a number of the "hidden" or unreported causes of the collapse mirror beliefs I've held for - well - since before the collapse itself - though I make no claim to have seen it coming in advance - only to have been worried my concerns might culminate in something akin to what actually did happen.
Should you listen, you'll hear about the structural change of brokerage and even banking "Partnerships" through a "de-mutualization" process which ultimately resulted in publicly-held corporations whose CEO's prime directive is to "maximize shareholder value" to the exclusion of all else.
This concern lingers on in me but has now expanded to encompass the Exchanges themselves.
The next video is more directly related to EMF's day-to-day skills set as it ponders portfolio risk management seeking a self-adjusting variable "dynamism".
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