To see how these managers, as well as the other types – everyone from energy traders to short term players, downloaded our Managed Futures / Global Macro 2017 Strategy Review!
Category: Managed Futures
04
Jan
2018
Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Launches
Out of 171 cryptocurrency funds tracked by research firm Autonomous Next, 123 launched in 2017. While the market is growing, the $2 billion in assets under management is still dwarfed by investments in traditional assets.
02
Jan
2018
Final 2017 Asset Class Scoreboard
2017 is in the books and all of the asset classes we track made money; granted there’s a large margin between the top and bottom performers in 2107 (26%!).
26
Dec
2017
The 10 Best and Worst Alternative ETFs of 2017
Since we specialize in most things deemed “alternative” in the investment space, here’s a look at the top 10 “Alternative ETFs” via ETF.com.
20
Dec
2017
Top 10 Managed Futures Programs of November
If you ignore risk metrics, RCM’s due diligence, and exclusively sort by returns only, these are the Top 10 Managed Futures programs in November.
11
Dec
2017
Bitcoin Futures aren’t Predicting Anything
The futures market is all about the inability to predict or know what prices might be in the future.
08
Dec
2017
Trading Bitcoin Futures on the CBOE
Will Bitcoin Futures volume explode Sunday evening? Or will speculators stick with actual Bitcoin? Or wait til the CME contract launch?
04
Dec
2017
How much money do you need to trade bitcoin futures
That’s right, this investor would have seen their $17,500 account climb up to $23,645 (a 37% gain… in a day), and then be nearly cut in half by falling more than $10,000 (-44%) down to $13,800.
21
Nov
2017
Top 10 Managed Futures Programs of October
If you ignore risk metrics, RCM’s due diligence, and exclusively sort by returns only, these are the Top 10 Managed Futures programs in September. Click through on the manager and program names to view their profiles in our database.
14
Nov
2017
Bitcoin Futures Contract Specs
Well, with Bitcoin at around $6,500 and the contract worth 5 bitcoin, the nominal size of the contract (as of today) would be $32,500 worth of Bitcoin. 30% of that is $9,750. So, you’re looking at needing about $10,000 to “own” exposure to 5 bitcoins, which seems far better than shelling out tens of thousands to some unregulated offshore Bitcoin exchange (which is exactly what the futures exchanges are betting on..)
