Performance:

CTAs should not be written off – (COO Connect)

Man Group’s M&A Strategy May Boost Scale, Diversification – (Reuters)

Education:

The 1256 Contract explained – (Forbes)

Futures Trading on Tax Day – (Attain Capital)

Index Pulse – a new market blog with commentary, video and educational resources covering the futures and commodities markets every day. – (Marketwatch)

Regulation:

National Futures Association (NFA) Issues Notice Regarding Changes to Form PQR and Form PR – (National Law Review)

PFGBEST:

American Greed: An Exclusive Confession of a $200 million scam — (CNBC)

Wasendorf will get the attention he so desperately craved — (Futures Magazine)

AlphaMetrix:

It’s a Company, Not a Piggy Bank – (Courthouse News Service)

Futures and Miscellaneous:

Corn and Soybeans Off To Good Start – (Farm Futures)