Podcasts:

Don’t Take Profits… Take Exits – (Stocks Twits & Jon Boorman)

The Great IRA Options Debate and a VIX Refresher featuring (@CavyChi) – (The Options Insider)

Commodities:

Facts and Fantasies about Commodity Futures Ten Years Later – (Yale)

9 Things To Think About Before Playing the Commodities Sell Off – (Attain Alternatives Blog)

Portfolio:

The Danger in “Debalancing” – (Research Affiliates)

A Portfolio is not a Plan – (Reformed Broker)

Protecting Your Tail: The Only Thing an Investor Should Not Fail To Do — (Nassim Taleb)

Futures Markets:

The 5 worst Crude Declines in History – (Charlie Bilello)

China is the Fuse That Could Set Off a US Dollar Time Bomb – (Mercenary Trader)

Pork Belly (No Longer a Futures Contract) Prices Sizzle – (Bloomberg)

Corn Prices Are Getting Crushed After the USDA Unexpectedly Raises Crop Forecasts – (Bloomberg)

Performance:

Newedge: Managed futures start second half of 2015 with strong performance – (Automated Trader)

Managed Futures Mutual Fund Performance YTD – (MorningStar)

Distressed Funds Down for the count – (Hedge Fund Intelligence)

Industry:

CME Group cuts 3 percent of employees in another round of reductions – (Reuters)