Bird Dog Trading Corporation
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About
Bird Dog Trading Corporation provides investment services to individuals, trusts, and corporations, focusing on trading, risk management, and asset management primarily in equities, equity options, and other financial instruments. The firm operates in both advisory and brokerage capacities through its registered representatives and states it may negotiate performance‑based fee arrangements with clients.
The firm describes a tailored approach, assessing each client’s financial position, goals, risk tolerance, and investment objectives and generally favors diversified strategies across asset classes; it also notes it will exercise investment discretion as part of its trading and risk‑management services. Bird Dog Trading’s business centers on active trading and risk management in liquid markets (including options), activities that can involve market‑timing and short‑term trading techniques.
Compared with many solo independent advisers, Bird Dog Trading highlights several institutional features: the owner’s extensive trading and risk‑management background at large energy and trading firms, the ability to provide brokerage services in addition to advisory services, and the use of prime brokers for fee calculation and collections. Those elements, together with the firm’s capacity to negotiate performance fees and serve corporations, suggest it is positioned to work with non‑retail entities (for example, corporate, plan, insurance or other institutional clients) beyond a typical individual client roster.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
1% annually, billed monthly
Fees based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation, negotiated with each client
Main office
Livingston TX
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Texas
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Bank
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Trust company
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
They offer tax and accounting services, typically for separate fees.
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Lawyer
They provide legal services, typically billed separately.
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Real estate agent
They facilitate real estate transactions and may earn commissions.
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Other specialized services
They may provide services such as pension consulting or municipal advisory work, typically for separate fees.
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