HEDGE FUNDS AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Black Flag Capital Partners, LLC is based in New York City, overlooking the financial district of midtown Manhattan.

Jes Black is Black Flag's General Partner and Chairman of the firm's Investment Committee, which oversees research, investment and trading strategies.

Mr. Black brings a combination of academic and Wall Street experience to the fund, specializing in his analysis of global monetary trends and foreign exchange.

His opinions are often featured in the Wall Street Journal, Barrons, the Financial Times and Reuters. He has also written numerous strategy pieces for Futures magazine.

Watch Mr. Black on BBC call for a pullback in oil to $40 then rally to $60 in 2005.