As part of a regular exercise, we scan the NFA register for new and closed manager. The below report will be developed over time and will be a recurring feature. Among the new funds we note New Holland Capital, a large hedge fund advisor that registered. Among the closure, while it is old new by now, Amplitude, Blenheim, Hawksbill and Centurion are noteworthy names.
In December, 25 manager applied for new registrations with the NFA. Most of them are located in the USA. Hong Kong was the second most popular location to start a new CTA. This largely follows the distribution of managers. Not all of the managers are new, but have decided to register a specific entity.

Name | State | Country | Date |
Green Future Partners Llc | Texas | United States | 12/4/2019 |
Hedwig Asset Management lp | Texas | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Asset Management One Usa Inc | New York | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Ibm Capital Corporation | New York | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Welwing Capital Group Limited | Hong Kong | 12/6/2019 | |
Gaines Capital Llc | Texas | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Salt Capital Investment Management Llc | California | United States | 12/11/2019 |
Rgo Macro Advisors Llc | Florida | United States | 12/13/2019 |
Max Gain Capital Sarl | Luxembourg | 12/13/2019 | |
Xin Tian Fund Management Company Limited | Hong Kong | 12/13/2019 | |
Ovata Capital Management Limited | Hong Kong | 12/13/2019 | |
Goldbridge Capital Llc | California | United States | 12/17/2019 |
Alpstone Capital Jersey Limited | Jersey | Channel Islands | 12/17/2019 |
New Holland Capital Llc | New York | United States | 12/18/2019 |
T Rowe Price International Ltd | England | 12/18/2019 | |
Icapital Ai Manager Llc | New York | United States | 12/18/2019 |
Taurus Advisory Group Llc | New Jersey | United States | 12/18/2019 |
Vitruvio Capital Llc | Delaware | United States | 12/19/2019 |
Coury Firm Asset Management Llc | California | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Chesaw Trading Llc | Washington | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Mercantile Advisors Llc | Virginia | United States | 12/23/2019 |
Krane Funds Advisors Llc | New York | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Meyers Capital Management Llc | Florida | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Jindal, Hemant | California | United States | 12/30/2019 |
Williamson Asset Management Llc | Alabama | United States | 12/31/2019 |
Funds withdrawing registrations was significantly higher in November, with a total of 46 managers handing back their regulatory status. The same applies for closed managers, a particular manager may have elected to close a specific local entity and may still be actively trading. 37 of the 46 managers were located in the US.

Name | State | Country | Date |
Knorr, Bryce Albert | Illinois | United States | 12/4/2019 |
Amplitude Capital International Ltd | Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands | 12/4/2019 |
Matei, Leonard Alexandru | Germany | 12/4/2019 | |
Miles Timbers Llc | Wisconsin | United States | 12/4/2019 |
Ama Assets Llc | New Jersey | United States | 12/4/2019 |
Pacific Strategic Investors lp | Texas | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Frontline Advisors Llc | Texas | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Legacy Capital Management Llc | Utah | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Msr Investments Llc | New Jersey | United States | 12/5/2019 |
Range Wise Inc | Colorado | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Riskulture Llc | Oklahoma | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Mckenna Llc | Ohio | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Obsidian Quantitative Llc | Texas | United States | 12/6/2019 |
Elkhorn Investments Llc | Illinois | United States | 12/10/2019 |
Ingalls Commodities Llc | South Dakota | United States | 12/10/2019 |
Glacial Lakes Commodity Services Llc | South Dakota | United States | 12/10/2019 |
Icapital Advisors Llc | New York | United States | 12/13/2019 |
Whipple Wealth Management Llc | Pennsylvania | United States | 12/13/2019 |
Blenheim Fund Management Llc | New York | United States | 12/17/2019 |
Cts Asset Management Llc | Colorado | United States | 12/17/2019 |
7 Alpha 2 Llc | Texas | United States | 12/18/2019 |
Profision Shipping Capital Management Ltd | London | United Kingdom | 12/19/2019 |
Eacm Advisors Llc | Connecticut | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Rubicon Fund Management lp | North Carolina | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Sorin Capital Management Llc | Connecticut | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Wfp Capital Management Llc | Texas | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Icapital Strategies Llc | New York | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Redleaf Capital Llc | Mississippi | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Ironwall Capital Management Cayman lp | United Kingdom | 12/20/2019 | |
Montrock48 Capital lp | New York | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Dscqg Pr Llc | Puerto Rico | 12/20/2019 | |
Lydian Stone Capital Management Llc | New Jersey | United States | 12/20/2019 |
Aequam Capital | France | 12/21/2019 | |
Cargill Management Services Llc | Minnesota | United States | 12/21/2019 |
Kuettel Capital Llc | Arkansas | United States | 12/21/2019 |
Hawksbill Capital Management | Illinois | United States | 12/24/2019 |
Centurion Investment Management Llc | Wisconsin | United States | 12/24/2019 |
Myers, Michael Gerome | New Jersey | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Nico Holdings Llc | Illinois | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Huygens Capital Llc | New York | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Water Street Trading Advisory Llc | Illinois | United States | 12/27/2019 |
Global Markets Group Limited | Hong Kong | 12/27/2019 | |
Blenheim Capital Management Llc | New York | United States | 12/28/2019 |
Everett Capital Advisors Cayman lp | Grand Cayman | Cayman Islands | 12/28/2019 |
Everett Capital Advisors Uk Llp | London | United Kingdom | 12/28/2019 |
Aliya Management Llc | New Jersey | United States | 12/28/2019 |