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Cannabis Value Chain: From Just Few Thousands to Billions Dollars in Investments in 6 Years

Cannabis Value Chain: From Just Few Thousands to Billions Dollars in Investments in 6 Years

Cassandra Farrington, Co-Founder, CEO and President, MJBiz Daily: “We Know Practically Each Player of Cannabis Industry, so our Conferences   are strictly targeted and effective”.    MJBiz Conference International gathered in Toronto thousands of attendees -   busi...

LNG Trends

LNG Trends         

LNG (Liquefied natural gas) is in the center of many global negotiations at the moment, so after President Trump has pointed out that Germany is one of the largest buyers of Russian Gas, Picking Alpha has addressed to Dan Gramza to shed light on the LNG market trends.  Dan is answering the following questions in our telephone interv...

Second Half of 2018 for Markets: Trade Wars, Pre-Brexit Uncertainty, Interest Rates Hike and Returning Volatility.

Second Half of 2018 for Markets: Trade Wars, Pre-Brexit Uncertainty, Interest Rates Hike and Returning Volatility.

Dan Gramza talks to Picking Alpha about his view on the markets for the second half of 2018.  How traders can navigate the rest of the year. Q.: 2nd half of 2018 for markets: trade wars, pre-Brexit uncertainty, interest rates hike and returning volatility, how to navigate in such conditions.  Historically, what are the most popular in...

EU Farm IPOs: Opportunities and Constraints

EU Farm IPOs: Opportunities and Constraints

Picking Alpha is talking to Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of Copa -Cogeca, leading European Farm and Farm Cooperatives Lobby.  Our discussion is centered on the land ownership, possibilities of investments in Farm IPOs and funding opportunities.

European Agri IPOs: from One Hundred Years Old Listings to Unicorns

European Agri IPOs: from One Hundred Years Old Listings to Unicorns

Vincent Van Dessel, CEO Euronext Brussels, talks to Picking Alpha about Agricultural IPOs on Euronext.  Euronext can boast about very old listings (fromm 1919) to two Unicorns.

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend. Part 3

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend. Part 3

Dr. Mila Kletsky, President, Academic Director, Picking Alpha With just weeks away from long expected legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada and Massachusetts (USA) the global market of cannabis goes through underst...

What Happens to Bonds and Financial Instruments in Current Volatile Market?

What Happens to Bonds and Financial Instruments in Current Volatile Market?

Picking Alpha has asked Dan Gramza to share his opinion on the returning market volatility and share his ideas on how to navigate it successfully. Is it true that USA government plays a major role in US market volatility?  D.G.: Yes, either directly or indirectly the USA government can play a...

When Ethical Investing Becomes Fast Food

When Ethical Investing Becomes Fast Food

Author: James Eagle Sasha and Cedrique had pulled it off. It was breathtakingly brilliant. They had set up a stand at one of the best known organic food conventions in Europe. The trouble was that they didn’t own a restaurant or a genuine business, which was sort of a prerequisite. They didn’t ...

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend. Part 2

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend. Part 2

Dr. Mila Kletsky, President, Academic Director, Picking Alpha   Europe. Europe potentially  is set to become  one of the biggest cannabis  markets in the world with its  742,517,277  population ...

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend.

Cannabis: Infancy of the Future Mega Trend.

Macro conditions - Cannabis legalization in the world.    Part 1. Dr. Mila Kletsky, President, Academic Director, Picking Alpha Cannabis market, as many investors watching the market consider now, is gradually unfolding i...

Would Looming Trade Wars Destabilize Currencies, Bonds, Gold and Equity Markets?

Would Looming Trade Wars Destabilize Currencies, Bonds, Gold and Equity Markets?

To answer a question that worries all market players at the moment: Would looming trade wars destabilize currencies, bonds, gold and equity markets, Picking Alpha has addressed to Dan Gramza.  Dan answers the following questions: The first question is of course about real possibilities of USA-China trade wars.  As it was suggested by Peter Nav...

Michael Bloomberg and Belgian Government Have Focused on Climate Related Financial Risks in Opening Bell Ceremony at Euronext Brussels

Michael Bloomberg and Belgian Government Have Focused on Climate Related Financial Risks in Opening Bell Ceremony at Euronext Brussels

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)  chaired by Michael Bloomberg has received an overwhelming support of its’ activities in the face of Belgian Government, Belgian Regulators, pan-European stock exchange Euronext and Euronext Brussels, which was the host of this milestone event. Belgian Government was the fourth government to su...

How to Navigate Futures Markets During the Trade Wars

How to Navigate Futures Markets During the Trade Wars

Picking Alpha has addressed to Dan Gramza - globally renown market analyst and educator, who has presented trading courses in over 35 exchanges, four regulators and 35 countries, to understand how traders can approach markets during the trade wars. How has so-called "trade wars" threats have affected aluminum,...

How Does Glass Ceiling Enforce Corporate Profit Losses and Lower GDP Growth.  Does Sustainable Finance Solve these Problems?

How Does Glass Ceiling Enforce Corporate Profit Losses and Lower GDP Growth. Does Sustainable Finance Solve these Problems?

Sustainability and Sustainable Finance are among the widely discussed topics especially where Alpha is concerned.  It is Picking Alpha’s mission to show the opportunities and search for solutions, so this time we have addressed to Martina Macpherson, President, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets & Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School, with...

GDPR – One of the Strictest Data Privacy Laws and MIFID II: Contradicting or Enhancing each other?

GDPR – One of the Strictest Data Privacy Laws and MIFID II: Contradicting or Enhancing each other?

It’s estimated that more than half of organizations across the EU are still unaware of the GDPR, said Jane Murphy, Founder and President of the European Data Protection Office. “Unawareness of the extraterritorial reach of the GDRP is also an alarming fact. A vast majority of companies outside the EU don’t realize that the GDPR will also apply to th...

How Electric Cars Will Change the Demand on the Commodities Markets

How Electric Cars Will Change the Demand on the Commodities Markets

As the world embraces Circular Economy and Sustainability becomes common practice Picking Alpha has addressed to Dan Gramza to start the research of the impact one of the key components of today’s progress – electric cars.  How electric car industry will affect the commodities market. Q.: What components of the electric car a...

Digitalization of Farm and Food Sectors: Putting Customer in the Center

Digitalization of Farm and Food Sectors: Putting Customer in the Center

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Euronext Brussels – the Growing Market to Watch in BioTech and CleanTech.

Euronext Brussels – the Growing Market to Watch in BioTech and CleanTech.

Brussels, Belgium - Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and its’ members during the New Year’s reception. The Small, Medium and Large cap winners are: Deceuninck (DECB), 

Bitcoin Futures is it a Disruptive Start to a New Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market?

Bitcoin Futures is it a Disruptive Start to a New Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market?

Today’s price of Bitcoin has bitten even the wildest dreams for the growth speed as it is being sold for $ 16,700.  And during the first hours of Bitcoin Futures trade it’s price for January 2018 contract jumped from $15,000 to $18,800.  We have asked Dan Gramza to guide us through fundamentals of the new futures....

Keys to Nordic Nasdaq Success:100 SME Driven IPOs a Year

Keys to Nordic Nasdaq Success:100 SME Driven IPOs a Year

As investors are getting used to the Nordic miracle, Picking Alpha is interested in the components of it’s’ success and results which the democratization of the listing process have delivered to the investment community.  Adam Kostyal, Senior Vice President, Global Listing Services (EMEA) at Nasdaq has stressed that listings are open...

Investment Criteria for Venture Philanthropy Profit Generating Deals

Investment Criteria for Venture Philanthropy Profit Generating Deals

In search for new trends and opportunities Picking Alpha is addressing the growing trend in Investments: Venture Philanthropy.    In order to dissect the issue and get clear picture for investors and businesses we have addressed to Bernard Uyttendaele, CEO of European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA).  Venture Philanthropy and Social Investments m...

Managing Risks from the Space – Comprehensive Solution for an Old Challenge.

Olga Kletsky, MBA, Editor-in-Chief / CEO, Picking Alpha Who could ever imagine while launching first EU Sentinel satellite that it had been destined among other functions to become a key player in risks management process? The most  unpredictable often  violent and ruthless  components  of any project management are...

Can We Build Economy without Financial Crises?

Can We Build Economy without Financial Crises?

As talks about the next already nearing financial crisis are going around the world Picking Alpha is searching for answers and solutions.  We are taking a deep dive into a Circular Economy that on one hand is as old as the humanity and on the other hand is a new economic term that our fast growing society is slowly starting to accept.  Picking Alpha is spe...

Has Europe Delivered a Setting for the Next Alpha Industry?  Who are the Early Adopters and Are there Unicorn Start Ups?

Has Europe Delivered a Setting for the Next Alpha Industry?  Who are the Early Adopters and Are there Unicorn Start Ups?

Part 2 Picking Alpha continues earlier conversat...

Energy Markets Insights in November 2017 with Dan Gramza

Energy Markets Insights in November 2017 with Dan Gramza

Q.: With oil prices going up on the last day of October could you suggest what are your expectations regarding the Brent prices for November, there are speculations that it will hit far above $60 per barrel based on Saudi Arabia and Russia willingness to support oil output cut at the next OPEC meeting? D.G.: Although Saudi Arabia and ...

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