But Frederick Grede, the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Sentinel Management Group, a futures broker that went bust in 2007, told Bloomberg that if MF Global is sued, it could take years for customers to get their money back.

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More than ever, middle management is uncertain not only about their futures, but their current decision making authority and the impact it allows them to create.

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Finally, the emergence of cloud exchanges for spot trading could lead to a speculative futures market, bringing a whole new approach to risk management.

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Attain Capital Management, based in Chicago, is an introducing brokerage firm specializing in managed futures.

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The overarching target of the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is to inform the decision making mechanism by providing comprehensive information on the state, use and management of freshwater resources, highlighting the trends and pointing out to consequences and possible futures.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

Bob Enck, CEO of Equinox Fund Management, notes that when equities have been down 5% or more, 26 out of those 35 times managed futures were up.

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