RT14: What it takes to set up a CTA business ft. Jennifer Sunu, Arthur Bell & JP Bruynes – 1of2

On today’s episode Niels Kaastrup-Larsen is joined by Jennifer Sunu, who is the director of compliance at the NFA, Arthur Bell, CPA and managing member of Bell Tower LLC, and JP Bruynes, who is a partner at the law firm Akin Gump.

Listen in to today’s episode as we focus on how the managed futures industry is organized, how it has changed since the industry started, who the key players are and what role do they play, and how regulators keep an eye on all these players to ensure they play fairly.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What got our guests into managed futures
• The basic structure of the managed futures industry
• What role each of the key players have in managed futures
• How the different regulatory bodies work together in the US
• The different ways that hedge fund management has changed over the last twenty years
• How the industry has evolved over the last forty years
• Why our guests believe that investing in managed futures is a good idea
• What it takes to set up a CTA today
• The importance of understanding your edge as a CTA
• What first steps a new CTA is going to take in working with regulators
• What Jennifer recommends for younger CTA’
• The questions new investors should be asking to find the best CTA for them

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