Feb 10

How to reform the NFA’s corporate governance

CTA Intelligence Outgoing board members James Koutoulas and John Roe offer some recommendations The National Futures Association (NFA) has a large board, even though it was reduced to 29 members with this year’s election. It will now be com- posed of 19 directors affiliated with a member and 10 public... read more →
Feb 09

Oil Settles Below $28 a Barrel

The Wall Street Journal Oil sold off dramatically all of Tuesday afternoon as warnings of oversupply and tumbling stock markets around the world highlight the worst-case possibilities for a struggling market. “You’re seeing a lot of fear,” said James Koutoulas, chief executive at Typhon Capital Management, which manages about $100... read more →
Feb 04

Typhon Capital Bets Big on Biofuels

The Wall Street Journal Look for drivers – but not oil – to help steer a turnaround in commodities, according to Typhon Capital Management. The eight-year-old firm — famous for advocating for a group of clients hurt by MF Global Holdings Ltd — is making a big bet on biofuels,... read more →
Jan 25
Dec 22

MF Global Advocate Koutoulas At Center of Controversy Again

ValueWalk At the center of controversy’s spotlight is a familiar figure, James Koutoulas, an elected board member of the National Futures Association representing derivatives-based hedge funds known as CTA’s and CPO’s. Koutoulas was hailed in 2012 for his efforts on behalf of a portion of MF Global account holders who... read more →
Aug 24

Black Monday No Surprise, Says Analysts

Institutional Investor James Koutoulas, CEO of Typhon Capital Management in Chicago, concurs that today’s sell-off was overdue. “China’s central bank has been exposed as desperate and impotent, and the Fed has precious few bullets left,” he says. Typhon Capital design and manages multi asset class volatility portfolios as both alternative... read more →
Jul 29

Despite bumpy June/July, CTAs hold on

Opalesque His point is echoed by James Koutoulas, CEO of Typhon Capital Management, a Chicago-based CTA. "CTAs definitely attracted a ton of capital post-2008, but more allocators are digging deeper into the wide universe of strategies that have nothing to do with trend-following. Many of those strategies have absolutely nothing... read more →
Jun 03
May 23

MF Global Customers Made Whole and Taking on the National Futures Association

James Koutoulas, an attorney and CEO of Typhon Capital and President and Co-Founder of the Commodity Customer Coalition, a non-profit customer advocacy organization formed in response to the MF Global bankruptcy, tells the Street's Jill Malandrino the CCC works with regulators, Congress, and industry leaders to better protect commodities customers.
Mar 30

Stalking Jon Corzine

Newsweek Yet James Koutoulas, CEO of $100 million Chicago hedge fund Typhon Capital Management, is determined to see Corzine get his comeuppance. “I am going to keep fighting until Corzine is in jail,” he says. “The evidence we need to charge him is there. We need to make clear as... read more →