A recent discussion with a potential investor encouraged us to write this article and explain in its simplest form what futures contracts are and who utilizes them. As an investment advisor in managed futures, we overlook the core ideas of how the futures markets started and their purpose. Prior to…
It’s no secret every industry has a set of terms or words that are only familiar to people within that specific industry. Managed futures might be more complex than most industries. The purpose of this piece is to help investors or new members to the industry understand just exactly what…
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…
The world ambled through summer – no one wanted to rock the boat until the kids are back in school and adults go back to work. The US continued its good-news / bad-news cycle that seems to make for low volatility markets but with an underlying sense of unease. Q2…