Trading Futures: The Game
Checked out the CME’s Trading Simulation Game this morning, and they win the award for creating a game that is NOTHING like the real deal. They give you a chart, a buy button, and a sell button – and then put some fake news along the right side of it. Here’s how I did in […]
Managed Futures Wins Round One Versus Bill Gross
It wasn’t that long ago that Bill Gross stood squarely against managed futures, shouting the demise of U.S. treasuries as a viable investment from the rooftops. We disagreed with him then, believing the trend in bonds to be decidedly up. This is where we get to say “told you so.” From the Financial Times: Bill […]
We estimate managed futures down 1.95% in August
Well that didn’t work out like it looked it should around August 10th or so… when the Newedge CTA index was up about 1% for the month while stocks were getting hammered. Based on preliminary data from the Newedge CTA Index, Credit Suisse Dow Jones Core Managed Futures Index, and the performance of the CTAs […]
Rydex and Wisdom Tree Managed Futures Products- August 2011
With August’s estimates in, it’s time to take a look at how managed futures stacked up against Rydex’s Managed Futures Fund and Wisdom Tree’s Managed Futures ETF. We’ve made our grievances with them clear several times over (see here and here), but prefer to let the data speak for itself.
Brazil’s Rate Cut and Your Sweet Tooth
Much of the financial world yesterday was abuzz over Brazil’s surprise rate cut. While those trading Brazil Real futures contracts (with a whopping volume of… wait for it… 19 as of 11 AM CST today) might care about how the about-face impacts the value of the currency, the bigger question rattling around the futures world […]
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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.
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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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