Is Managed Futures an Asset Class?
Good piece by Mack Frankfurter of Cervino Capital over the weekend, an Attain recommended CTA, covering whether Managed Futures is an asset class or not… with an especially good paragraph from a 1993 paper by Lawrence Harris which described the different players in the trading world: “…value-motivated traders, inside informed traders, headline traders, event study […]
Dominion Capital- Bouncing Back
We had the pleasure of sitting down with the fine folks from Dominion Capital in our offices on Friday. Dominion, an Attain recommended short-term multi-market program, has begun to bounce off the lows of their current drawdown over the past two months – which was, coincidentally, predicted by both Dominion and Attain (from our year […]
BarclayHedge Posts Final March CTA Index Numbers
BarclayHedge’s CTA Index numbers are in for March, showing a return of -0.91% for managed futures as an asset class. Overall, managed futures were down -.91 %, which is slightly better than what we had predicted at the end of March. The losses were seen in Diversified and Systematic Traders the most, while agricultural, currency, […]
Dow Jones Credit Suisse March Managed Futures Numbers In
Yesterday we covered the March results for managed futures from BarclayHedge’s index, and today, we have the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Managed Futures Index, which shows managed futures posting a loss of -2.76%. Why the rather large difference from the loss of -0.91% BarclayHedge reported, you ask? In general, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse index […]
Attain hits up the Big Apple for the CTA Expo
In case you hadn’t heard, the annual CTA Expo is taking place in New York City this week, where CTAs get an opportunity to explain their strategies, demonstrate their performance and gain exposure. Attain guys John Cummings and Jeff Eizenberg are in attendance, and excited to hear about what these programs have to offer. Today […]
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