MFA is kicking off today in Chicago, and we’re excited about the meetings coming up. You may have seen Walter Gallwas and John Cummings walking around the Fairmont. They’re there meeting with Northfield Trading- the CTA behind the Northfield Trading Diversified Program. You can learn more about this managed futures standout here: https://bit.ly/mEBDcG We kicked off our […]
Category: Managed Futures
21
Jun
2011
Attain Capital’s Top 15 Blog Posts YTD
Since 2002, Attain has dedicated themselves to the cultivation of quality managed futures education and research – putting out this Monday newsletter nearly every one of the 400+ Mondays since we opened our doors. Believe it or not, this type of work every Monday hasn’t left us tired or out of ideas – but instead […]
20
Jun
2011
Is your portfolio Zombie-proof?
Who said zombies and finance can’t mix? A recent piece by David P. Goldman in the Asia Times reflected on the recent behavior of the U.S. economy and its future, ultimately concluding that we’re in for a whole lot of nothing on the future. The economy, by his measure, is currently the walking dead. As […]
17
Jun
2011
MFA Preview- Get Ready!
While many people may be focusing on the upcoming weekend, the Attain folks are gearing up for next week, and the much anticipated MFA Conference taking place in Chicago. For the first part of the week, CTAs, clients and industry participants will flock to Chicago to congregate and discuss some of the most important components […]
15
Jun
2011
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Managed Futures Numbers in for May
The Down Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index has published their May numbers, and managed futures, as we expected, did not fare as well as they did in April, losing -4.44% to push the asset class into the red for the year.
14
Jun
2011
NBA Finals Reminds Us of a Key Managed Futures Lesson
The NBA Finals are over and done, and being Chicago Bulls fans (a mandatory requirement to work at Attain), we were only too happy to see the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat (who had knocked our beloved Bulls out a round earlier). After much hullabaloo over the star power radiating from the Heat (not […]
14
Jun
2011
Dollars and Sense in Managed Futures Funding
Our newsletter is out for the week, and we’re digging into the nuts and bolts of managed futures funding. For the average investor, managed futures investments may seem like a pipe dream. The idea of $1 million as a minimum investment can be off-putting for some. Even the more seasoned investor may cringe at the […]
09
Jun
2011
Risk on… Risk Off… Where’s Mr. Miyagi ?
On occasion, you may hear us refer to “risk on” or “risk off” market environments – which conjure up images of old Mr. Miyagi doing his ‘wax on/wax off’ training in the 80’s classic The Karate Kid. But we’re not the only ones leaning on the jargon. These terms have become part of the lexicon […]
08
Jun
2011
The CME pushing a Gamble? Think Again
Yet another piece has come out from someone with little understanding of managed futures and a bullhorn at his side. This time around, Allan Roth (of CBS, no less) is taking the industry to task after hearing what he believed to be a misleading presentation at The Money Show in Las Vegas (what happened to […]
08
Jun
2011
The Derivative Regulation Catch-22
The world listened closely as Timothy Geithner rambled on about the need to create global financial regulations for derivatives in order to prevent another “race to the bottom” a la the 2008 Credit Crisis. This is all fine and well, except for the fact that his call to action was incredibly vague and largely improbable. […]
