There’s been talk that the Securities and Exchange Commission would raise the minimum asset and income level required to invest in hedge funds from $1 million to $1.5 million, and just the other day The Washington Post in an editorial called for doubling the minimum to $2 million. All this is intended to protect investors, but DEC Capital has an idea that it apparently hopes will protect it from some administrative headaches: tripling the minimum investment for its DEC Futures Fund to $3 million. According to MARHedge, the Lincoln, Neb.-based trading advisor acknowledges that the move hasn’t been a popular one. “Most investors are opposed to this,” firm founder Douglas Carper told MARHedge, “but we think we have the unique opportunity to be a little choosy in taking on private account business.” Carper adds,” If someone can’t allocate a larger amount, then we view them as either window shopping or not seriously qualified for the private account market in the first place.” Still, Carper admits that the decision, to help relieve the administrative burden that comes with a lot of “smaller accounts,” is “going to be a roadblock to some of our asset gathering interest.” The firm is hedging its bets it can break through that roadblock.