Weekend Reads: Income By L Train Stop
Nasdaq preps foray into energy futures, Watch Four Years of Oil Drilling Collapse in Seconds
Revealed: Stock Futures Cheaper Than ETFs
It’s no secret that we’re not a fan of Commodity ETFs vs their future counterparts. There’s one part of this discussion we’ve left out, the benefits and risks of Stock Futures Indices contracts, compared to their very popular ETF counterparts. Lucky for us, the CME group just released a succinct whitepaper
Alternative Links: Winton’s Milestone
David Harding’s Winton Capital Passes $30 Billion for First Time
Euro by the Numbers
Despite all the “problems” in Europe – the Euro Currency is still at a premium to the US Dollar 107% to be exact, even if it has dropped from a premium of 140% just a few months ago. Although that may change soon, with the Euro at fresh 10 year lows and threatening to break the psychological par level (1.00). Who knows if that will happen, but while we’re waiting to see – why not take a look at the Euro Currency by the numbers:
Attain Funds February Performance
Well, there goes our perfect game. After 6 plus months of collective gains for the Attain Family of Funds, and a great start to the year – each of our managed futures funds posted small losses in February. The good news, three of four funds still remain positive on the year. The market consolidation in commodities, currencies, and fixed income were the main culprits for the down month, with months long trends slowing down.
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The entries on this blog are intended to further subscribers understanding, education, and – at times – enjoyment of the world of alternative investments. Unless distinctly noted otherwise, the data and graphs included herein are intended to be mere examples and exhibits of the topic discussed, are for educational and illustrative purposes only, and do not represent trading in actual accounts. Opinions expressed are that of the author.
The mention of specific asset class performance (i.e. +3.2%, -4.6%) is based on the noted source index (i.e. Newedge CTA Index, S&P 500 Index, etc.), and investors should take care to understand that any index performance is for the constituents of that index only, and does not represent the entire universe of possible investments within that asset class. And further, that there can be limitations and biases to indices such as survivorship, self reporting, and instant history.
The performance data for various Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) and Commodity Pools are compiled from various sources, including Barclay Hedge, RCM’s own estimates of performance based on account managed by advisors on its books, and reports directly from the advisors. These performance figures should not be relied on independent of the individual advisor’s disclosure document, which has important information regarding the method of calculation used, whether or not the performance includes proprietary results, and other important footnotes on the advisor’s track record.
The mention of general asset class performance (i.e. managed futures did well, stocks were down, bonds were up) is based on RCM’s direct experience in those asset classes, estimates of performance of dozens of CTAs followed by RCM, and averaging of various indices designed to track said asset classes.
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Past Performance is Not Necessarily Indicative of Future Results. The regulations of the CFTC require that prospective clients of a managed futures program (CTA) receive a disclosure document when they are solicited to enter into an agreement whereby the CTA will direct or guide the client’s commodity interest trading and that certain risk factors be highlighted. The disclosure document contains a complete description of the principal risk factors and each fee to be charged to your account by the CTA.
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