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Making Sense of Merger-Arbitrage Funds

Morningstar.com - ‎Oct 17, 2016‎
Merger-arbitrage funds are navigating rough waters these days as M&A activity has slowed down and regulatory scrutiny has increased.

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC Expands Risk and Merger Arbitrage ...

Marketwired (press release) - ‎14 hours ago‎
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - October 19, 2016) - Philippe Allain has joined Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC as the Head of Event Driven and Institutional Equity ...

Review of arbitrage betting service BetBurger

Tribal Football - ‎Oct 16, 2016‎
Service BetBurger is convenient and reliable scanner of live and prematch arbs. He is very popular among professional gamblers and newbies.

Arbitrage Opportunity In Bank Of America Preferred Stocks

Seeking Alpha - ‎Oct 10, 2016‎
There is some strange buying in 2 of BAC's preferred stocks. The theoretical arbitrage is more than 5% and is confirmed statistically.

Why arbitrage funds are no longer a great investment

Economic Times - ‎Oct 9, 2016‎
Investor interest in arbitrage funds has seen a spike since the long-term holding period for debt funds was increased from one to three years.

How does sports arbitrage betting work?

The Straits Times - ‎Oct 16, 2016‎
Punters place a series of bets that will either win or minimise their losses, regardless of a game's outcome. They take advantage of different odds offered by bookmakers, who are sometimes based in different countries.

Freight recovery limits global arbitrage opportunities for jet fuel

bunkerworld (subscription) - ‎Oct 18, 2016‎
A recent recovery in freight rates is limiting arbitrage opportunities for jet traders, market sources said this week. One Singapore-based trader said the opportunity to move cargoes from northern Asia to the US West Coast is now "barely viable" given ...

Merger Arbitrage, Global Macro Indexes Show Strong Returns in September

PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Oct 12, 2016‎
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IndexIQ, the leading provider of innovative investment solutions, today announced the September performance of its family of IQ Hedge™ Indexes and the updated holdings in the firm's IQ Merger Arbitrage ...

Amfi to introduce new category for arbitrage funds

Business Standard - ‎Oct 7, 2016‎
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) plans a separate category for depicting inflow into arbitrage funds, currently part of the equity category.

Arbitrage window opens for toluene exports from NWE to India: sources

Platts - ‎Oct 13, 2016‎
Arbitrage window opens for toluene exports from NWE to India: sources. London (Platts)--13 Oct 2016 828 am EDT/1228 GMT. Toluene prices in India now offer attractive netbacks for traders sitting on inventory in Northwest Europe, sources said this week.

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA Reduces Position in Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)

DailyQuint - ‎Oct 17, 2016‎
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA cut its position in shares of Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) by 50.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Brent-Dubai EFS, rising VLCC rates hamper crude arbitrage to Asia

bunkerworld (subscription) - ‎Oct 13, 2016‎
The Brent-Dubai January EFS [Exchange Futures for Swaps] and rising VLCC freight rates are currently hampering the arbitrage of Brent-related crudes to Asia, trading sources told S&P Global Platts. The January EFS has traded close to $3/b for the past ...

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA Acquires 554 Shares of Park National Co. (PRK)

DailyQuint - ‎Oct 17, 2016‎
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA boosted its position in shares of Park National Co. (NYSE:PRK) by 104.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports.

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA Acquires New Position in LG Display Co. (LPL)

DailyQuint - ‎Oct 17, 2016‎
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA bought a new position in LG Display Co. (NYSE:LPL) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Asia Fuel Oil-380cst backwardation widens, arbitrage spreads rise further

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - ‎Oct 11, 2016‎
The backwardated market structure of Asia's 380cst fuel oil widened on Tuesday across the front end of the curve, lifted by supplier hedging following last week's weakness, industry sources said.

IndexIQ's merger arbitrage and global macro indices show strong returns in September

HedgeWeek - ‎Oct 13, 2016‎
Five of IndexIQ's six IQ Hedge indices were positive in September, led by the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index, up 1.18 per cent, and the IQ Hedge Global Macro Index, which climbed 0.86 per cent.

Asia Fuel Oil-Arbitrage window narrows on NWE strength, 380cst discounts widen

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - ‎Oct 14, 2016‎
The October East-West (EW) spread - the price difference between FOB Singapore 180-cst high-sulphur fuel oil and FOB Rotterdam barge fuel oil with maximum 3.5 percent sulphur - fell $1 on Friday to $25.25 a tonne.
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BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA cuts its investment of stake in Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP)

DailyQuint - ‎Oct 15, 2016‎
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA lowered its position in Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE:MMP) by 61.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports.

Asia Fuel Oil-Arbitrage spreads climb to six-month high

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - ‎Oct 10, 2016‎
The front-month East-West (EW) spread rose to its highest in more than six months on Monday, lifted by risng prompt Singapore swap values and steady swap levels for Rotterdam barges, expanding the potential arrivals of Western arbitrage cargoes into ...

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA decreases its position in Perficient Inc. (PRFT)

DailyQuint - ‎Oct 17, 2016‎
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA reduced its stake in shares of Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ:PRFT) by 55.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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