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 →
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Dec
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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
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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
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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
Business Insider And for a lot of Wall Street, that's where the shadiness (or as White would call it, distastefulness) begins and ends — with that rhetorical disconnect. Some, like James Koutoulas, CEO of the Chicago-based hedge fund Typhon Capital, consider it a form of hypocrisy.
Mar
30
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 →
Jan
23
Reuters A critic of the US National Futures Association won re-election to its board, the industry regulator said on Friday, setting the stage for more tension over its practices. James Koutoulas, chief executive of Typhon Capital Management, was re-elected as a director after accusing the NFA of breaking its own... read more →
Jan
18
Crain’s Chicago Business Those board members, James Koutoulas and John Roe, filed a joint complaint with the CFTC last year, alleging NFA management fudged board minutes to advance the election of board members who weren't properly nominated. The battle isn't about the minutiae of recordkeeping but rather consolidating power, Koutoulas... read more →
Jan
08
LeapRate The United States has carved out a well-earned reputation for being a safe and secure nation in which to conduct business of any kind, with a refined business culture, high ethical standards and comprehensive customer protection policies which are especially effective with regard to safeguarding the buying public’s hard-earned... read more →
Dec
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John Lothian News Koutoulas, CEO of Typhon Capital Management, founded the CCC along with John Roe in the wake of the MF Global bankruptcy in October 2011. Roe and Koutoulas were elected to the NFA in 2013, representing the CTA/CPO category, and now face re-election in a contested election. Koutoulas is running in a three-way race against George... read more →