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Ackman Down 21% In Tough Year For Many "Brand Name" Funds

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Mark Melin
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For the first time in memory, some of the largest and best known names in the hedge fund industry sit at the wrong end of HSBC’s Hedge Weekly performance report, while a positive bankable currency trend may be developing among trend followers on the top 20 in terms of hedge fund performance. Some of 2015's worst performers include last years best performers, such as Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.

Ackman Down 21% In Tough Year For Many "Brand Name" Funds

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.