Guest Post: Direction for Futures Traders is Coming, One Way or Another
The manager of Attain recommended CTA 2100 Xenon is Jay Feuerstein, CEO and founder of the 2100 Xenon Group. Mr. Feuerstein has been involved with fixed income trading for nearly 30 years, having begun trading interest rate vehicles in the early 1980’s as a trader on the Drexel Burnham Lambert futures trading desk. In Jay’s […]
Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon
Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Nothing endures but change.” While he was probably correct, this is not a sentiment that managed futures & trading system investors typically want to see expressed by their managers and system developers. When it comes to CTAs & trading systems – change isn’t always for the better. The classic example […]
Managed Futures Performance- June 2011
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index has released their final estimates for June, and Barclay Hedge has over 83% of funds reporting, making their numbers more or less final for June – leading us to be able to post final June numbers for the leading CTA indices. [Past performance is not necessarily indicative […]
Positively in Sync? Examining Positive Correlation Between Managed Futures and Stocks
Our weekly newsletter is up, and we’re taking a look at correlations. Perhaps the most frequently touted benefit of investing in managed futures is that, as an asset class, it has historically shown non-correlation to other traditional investments. The classic example of this is 2008, when managed futures were able to post gains of 13% […]
Last Week’s Wrap Up
Not as much red this week across the markets as there has been recently, even with chaos swirling as Europe combats a debt crisis, U.S. politicians stall a debt ceiling hike and China feebly attempts to fight inflation. Stocks made a slight comeback, with the S&P 500 posting modest gains of .52% and the Nasdaq […]
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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.
The mention of market based performance (i.e. Corn was up 5% today) reflects all available information as of the time and date of the publication.
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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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