Managed Futures Education

• 5 Things You Should Know About Managed Futures

  Many Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) will allow you to use U.S. government securities as collateral in your futures account. Some FCMs will even accept municipal bonds, foreign currencies, and for... Read More

• S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating

  Contents: S&P Announcement Debt Ceiling Philosophical Clash Fiscal Scenarios Impact on Markets Conclusion Standard & Poor's downgraded the credi... Read More

• Choosing a CTA ...

  If you’ve decided to include Managed Futures in your investment portfolio, the next step is choosing the right mix of Commodity Trading Advisors to help achieve your investment objectives. Just as ma... Read More

• In Search of Crisis Alpha: A Short Guide to Investing in Managed Futures

  Most investment strategies are susceptible to suffering devastating losses during equity market crisis. Given this, for almost any investor, the key to finding true diversification is in finding an in... Read More

• Top 5 List - Why Managed Futures?

  Futures may be used to manage the risk of volatile investments and to capitalize on speculative opportunities associated with that volatility. But the fast-paced and increasingly sophisticated nature ... Read More

• Lintner Revisited: The Benefits of Managed Futures 25 Years Later

  Dr. John Lintner, a Harvard Professor, presented the seminal paper entitled “The Potential Role of Managed Commodity – Financial Futures Accounts (and/or Funds) in Portfolios of Stocks and Bonds” at t... Read More

• Frequently Asked Questions About Managed Futures

  Individual and institutional investors are increasingly including Managed Futures as part of a diversified investment portfolio as they search for non-traditional and alternative investment opportunit... Read More

• Crisis Alpha and Risk in Alternative Investment Strategies

  The investment community has heard and is following the siren call of Alternative Investments. Their seductive return properties and the mystique surrounding how they make money has tantalized investo... Read More

• Analyzing the performance table

  Disclosure documents include performance summaries for managed futures investments. Find out how to decipher the different pieces of information these summaries provide. FIGURE 1: VAMI Line ... Read More

• Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs)

    Managed futures are operated by licensed Commodity Trading Advisors, or CTAs, who are regulated in the United States by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Asso... Read More