Over the last two to three years, aiSource has noticed a decreasing rate of one-man operations entering the CTA space. Prior to this period, it was very prevalent to come across an emerging manager that was a single man start-up. These single person CTAs are in many cases bootstrapped operations…
Macro: Americas US Economy in Q1 2018 increased by a 2.3% annualized rate – not as good as first projected but recent history has the first quarter underperforming so not too much of a surprise. The survey pegged growth at +2.0% so it did beat expectations. The Atlanta Federal…
Reciprocal Tariffs between the US and China are still on the table but negotiations are under way – it is too early to tell the results. Pressure has been applied by both sides, with China banning/cancelling US soybean purchases in preference for other locations as well as harassment of US…
The VIX futures contract was launched by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange back in 2004. VIX, which stands for Volatility Index, shows the market’s expectation of the future 30-day volatility of the S&P 500. The value of the VIX is constructed using implied volatilities of a wide range of…