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• A $1.5 billion investment firm is taking a fresh approach to launching a crypto index, and it's hoping the move will win over pensions and endowments

  01-09-2018 20:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  A $1.5 billion money manager is teaming up with a California crypto startup on a new kind of index for the crypto world.
  Morgan Creek's new fund is aimed at institutional investors, specifically family offices and endowments.
  Unlike other funds, it plans to exclude cryptos based on their level of centralization.
  A $1.5 billion money manager is looking to unleash the crypto markets onto pension funds and endowments with a new kind of index aimed at institutional investors.
  Morgan Creek, the inves
  
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• Cboe is telling market makers that it's getting close to launching ether futures — and it could mark a big step in the crypto's evolution

  01-09-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cboe, the exchange group behind the first market for bitcoin futures, is telling market makers that it is getting close to launching ether futures. The exchange is waiting on additional clarity from the CFTC, a person with knowledge of the situation said. 
  The launch of ether futures on a US-regulated exchange would mark a significant step in ether's maturation as it could open the door to wider trading in the crypto and possibly an ETF.
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• The $2 trillion volatility market is throwing traders for a loop as just about everyone loses money

  01-09-2018 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a wildly popular $2 trillion market, neither long nor short investors are finding much success, with both strategies down roughly 6% year-to-date.
  This can be attributed to the sudden volatility shock that rocked markets earlier this year, in tandem with the listless, low-volatility environment that has persisted ever since.
  Conventional wisdom would suggest that if one side of a trade is getting crushed, the other side should be making money hand over fist.
  But that hasn't proved to be true
  
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• Tesla's volatility could be costing it millions in lost investments, an analyst warns (TSLA)

  01-09-2018 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  As Toyota invests in Uber and other self-driving-vehicle startups, one analyst is worried Tesla could get left behind.
  "We are left wondering if Tesla should have been in the mix for those investments; the company's volatile image could also leave it out of the discussion for future investments," Canaccord Genuity told clients Tuesday.
  Follow Tesla's stock price in real-time here.
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is worried about traditional, carbon-burning automakers having an outsize stake in Tesla, having
  
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• Tesla doesn't just sell cars— here are some of the company's surprising 'lifestyle' products (TSLA)

  01-09-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  As Tesla announces new, sometimes limited-edition 'lifestyle' products, like the wireless phone charger it unveiled on Tuesday, it's become clear that the electric car company is hoping to make some additional revenue through the brand itself. 
  Earlier this summer, Tesla released 200 limited-edition surfboards, priced at $1,500, which sold out in just one day. The carbon fiber surfboards featured the same paint used on Tesla's cars, in a similar livery. The wireless chargers sold out
  
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• This Stanford grad's startup can make screens that are thinner than a sheet of copy paper — and he's gearing up to take on Samsung and LG in the display market

  01-09-2018 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Flexible displays have long been a dream of futurists.
  Such screens have been commercially available for about five years now, but few devices really show off their bendable property.
  That may be about to change, thanks in part to Royole, a startup based in the San Francisco Bay Area.Founded by a Stanford PhD graduate, Royole has designed and is starting to mass-produce a super-thin flexible screen that could be used in everything from t-shirts to portable speakers.
  Its new screen technology is
  
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• Global markets have not been this polarized since the Great Recession — here's Bank of America's game plan to find the strongest winners

  01-09-2018 13:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  US equities are outperforming non-US risk assets to a degree that hasn't been seen since the financial crisis, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 
  The key question investors need to answer is whether this is a buying opportunity, implying that global growth would continue and help emerging markets rebound.
  The cross-asset investing team recommended some trades that would benefit from a recovery in risk assets and yet hedge against slower growth. 
  US markets are headed in the o
  
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• A notorious short-seller has come out swinging against a popular marijuana stock (CRON)

  01-09-2018 08:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Citron Research says marijuana company Cronos is worth one-third of its current value.
  Specifically, Citron says Cronos has duped investors by excluding key information from disclosures.
  Cronos fell as much as 10% following the note.Follow Cronos in real time here. 
  Citron Research — a short-selling firm with a history of wiping out stock prices and run by Andrew Left — has a new target: cannabis stocks.
  In a report published Thursday, the firm says Cronos, one of the most valua
  
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