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Fundanna is the first investment crowdfunding portal targeting the Cannabis industry to be approved by FINRA and the SEC to issue securities under Reg CF. Fundanna is the newest brand from Chicago-basedtruCrowd.

Fundanna is looking to leverage the emerging retail Cannabis market that is expected to hit $11 billion by 2018 and then rise to $22 billion in the next five years. The portal is dedicated exclusively to the Cannabis sector offering investments for both accredited and non-accredited investors. Issuing companies may raise up to $1 million in stock, debt or hybrid securities all online.

Fundanna has already listed the first investment opportunity.The app based company NextRXis a Reward Membership Network for MMJ patients. It seeks to provide easy access and check-in for medical dispensaries patients through an exclusive RX-Pass system while enabling patients to accumulate membership rewards.

It is a big deal for the cannabis companies to be able to offer securities to the public and remain private companies, says Vincent Petrescu, CEO of Fundanna. Just imagine the potential of turning your existing user base into investors. Besides the money raised, the company will benefit of a loyal client/investor base. I think that the truism I stop drinking Coca Cola after I invested in Pepsi it is very applicable here.

Claudia Ecobici, co-founder of Fundanna, describes Cannabis as one of the most versatile plants in the world. From fighting cancer to preventing diabetes, Ecobici believes it is time to bring the plant out of the dark and demonstrate the benefits to society and the economy.

Funding is one of the top challenges, as banks and lenders have limitations when considering a loan to sin based businesses and angels are risk averse to early stage companies, explains Ecobici. Fundannas goal is to support the industrys growth by giving investors access to cannabis investments and entrepreneurs the chance to get their first round of funding and build their company.

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Brad Rawiller and Black Heart Bart (Image: Racing Photos)

Several weeks ago, you might have got a funny look if you suggested the Apollo Stakes would attract a bigger field than the other 1400-metre weight-for-age race to be run this Saturday, the C.F. Orr Stakes.

The Group 2 Apollo, which will be run at Randwick in Sydney, heralds the return of the seemingly invincible Winx, while the Orr is the first Group 1 of the calendar year in Melbourne, where the talent pool is generally more evenly spread.

Yet, connections of 13 runners have put their hand up for a crack at Winx with a field of 12 to go around in the Orr.

There's little doubt, however, about which shapes as the more competitive contest.

Just under an hour after Winx resumes in the Apollo at 3:10pm, where she is the $1.18 favourite to make it 14 wins in a row, a crack field will go around in the Orr (4:05pm).

Nine of the 12 Orr Stakes runners have won at Group 1 level and the three that haven't aren't exactly making up the numbers.

Arod won the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot before coming to Australia, where he is now trained by Chris Waller and Ecuador (Waterhouse/Bott) is two-from-two this campaign and boasts a 2.3-length second to Winx in an Epsom Handicap, while Miss Rose De Lago (Danny O'Brien) is a dual Group 2 winner, including a first-up win last campaign in the Lawrence Stakes over the Orr Stakes course.

Of the Group 1 winners, seven are winners at the highest level at 1600m or below.

Black Heart Bart, who will carry the No 1 saddlecloth, has developed into one of the country's most consistent gallopers and his two starts over 1400m at Caulfield have produced wins in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes and Group 3 Easter Cup.

He will renew hostilities with dual Group 1 winner Malaguerra, who had his measure in the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

They both drew wide when the barrier draw was conducted on Wednesday morning with Black Hart Bart, who will be ridden by Brad Rawiller, to start from gate 11 and Malaguerra (Ben Melham) alley 12.

Palentino (fourth) and Turn Me Loose (seventh), who finished fourth in last year's Orr when a $3.80 favourite, are the other Orr Stakes runners who contested the Australia Stakes. They drew barriers seven and two respectively.

Lucky Hussler (barrier four) is another runner engaged this year who contested last year's Orr and connections will be hoping for more luck than 12 months ago, when a luckless second behind Suavito.

The Hawkes stable is looking to win another Orr with a Caulfield Guineas winner resuming from a spell, as they did with All Too Hard in 2013, and Divine Prophet's quest for victory will be carried out from gate six.

Divine Prophet will be ridden by Dwayne Dunn, which has presented Regan Bayliss with an opportunity in the first Group 1 race to be run since he became a senior rider.

He has been gifted the mount aboard Toorak Handicap winner He's Our Rokkii, who drew barrier nine.

The depth of quality among the sprinter/milers in this year's Orr provide for stiff competition for Caulfield Cup heroine Jameka (10), who will be ridden for the first time by Luke Nolen with Nick Hall injured, and Emirates Stakes victor Awesome Rock (three), who both launch Australian Cup campaigns.

The Orr Stakes is a highlight of a super Caulfield card that also features a pair of Blue Diamond Preludes for the two-year-olds and the reappearance of Australia's premier sprinter, Chautauqua.

The five-time Group 1 winner resumes in the $200,000 Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m), a race he won two years ago, but has to carry 59.5kg against talented types including Group 1 winner I Am A Star (53.5kg), leading Oakleigh Plate fancy Hellbent (56kg), the speedy Wild Rain (55.5kg) and a rejuvenated El Divino (54kg).

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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) is an interesting player in the Basic Materials space, with a focus on Agricultural Chemicals. The stock has been active on the tape, currently trading at $35.49, down from yesterdays close by -0.53%. Given the stocks recent action, it seemed like a good time to take a closer look at the companys recent data.

Does this stock stack up well when compared to its peers in the industry space? Lets take a look. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) currently trades with a market capitalization of $8.26 Billion. That value represents a market adjusting for revenues that have been falling by -26.68 % on a quarterly year/year basis as of the companys last quarterly report.

The balance sheet health of any company plays a key role in its ability to meet its obligations and maintain the faith of its investment base. For CF, the company currently has $1.56 Billion of cash on the books, which is offset by $- current liabilities. You can get a sense of how sustainable that is by a levered free cash flow of $-1.77 Billion over the past twelve months. Generally speaking, earnings are expected to grow in coming quarters. Analysts are forecasting earnings of $-0.06 on a per share basis this quarter. Perhaps, that suggests something about why 0.15% of the outstanding share supply is held by institutional investors.

Weve taken a serious look at this stock from a fundamental perspective, but the tale of the tape may offer more hints about what lies under the surface. Looking at the stocks movement on the chart, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. recorded a 52-week high of $37.17. It is now trading 1.68% off that level. The stock is trading $31.84 its 50-day moving average by -3.65%. The stock carved out a 52-week low down at $20.25.

In recent action, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) has made a move of +6.04% over the past month, which has come on weak relative transaction volume. Over the trailing year, the stock is underperforming the S&P 500 by 5.53, and its gotten there by action that has been more volatile on a day-to-day basis than most other stocks on the exchange. In terms of the mechanics underlying that movement, traders will want to note that the stock is trading on a float of 13.98% with $232.05 Million sitting short, betting on future declines. That suggests something of the likelihood of a short squeeze in shares of CF.

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