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…
**As of March 26th, 2025, the CFTC has increased the QEP (4.7) requirements. Please click here to view the updated requirements.** 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…