Part of my role at aiSource is to help conduct research and due diligence on emerging CTAs. Over the years, I have spoken to over 200 different CTA managers. Each CTA I speak with has a different trading background, a different trading strategy, and different pedigree. What I have found…
2015 was a bounce back year for some strategies, but was a down year some strategies that had been performing well in years past. Global macro and diversified commodity CTAs performed well, while many agriculture and livestock CTAs performed poorly . Obviously, there are exceptions (good and bad) in both…
With 2016 right around the corner, we wanted to share with you one of our most popular blog posts: an updated list of the top FCMs. When doing research in selecting a futures commission merchant, or FCM, (i.e. custodian) to house your managed futures portfolio, it can be difficult to…
With over 1,000 registered CTA’s within the managed futures industry, investors have a large selection of managers to choose from. However, all 1,000 maybe not be open to all types of investors. Many CTA’s (Commodity Trading Advisors) within the industry may operate under certain exemptions which limit their ability to…