Legal Opinion
Jalbert v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 22, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-12103-FDSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
I. Background
A. Factual Background
The facts are set forth as described in the complaint, attached exhibits, and public record.
1. F-Squared's Securities Violations
F-Squared Investments, Inc. was a Wellesley-based investment adviser. (Compl. Ex. A ¶ 5). It was founded by Howard Present in 2006. (Id. ¶ 6). It launched its first "AlphaSector" index in October 2008. (Id. ¶ 5). The "AlphaSector" investment strategy was an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") sector rotation strategy. (Id. ¶ 1).1 F-Squared would apply ETF trend data to determine whether a particular ETF was in or out of the AlphaSector…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Jalbert v. SECCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019