As the bull market in equities continues to push to new highs, investor emotions tend to take over and it becomes very easy to get complacent with equity investments. In extended bull market runs, as we’ve seen over the last six years, the average investor has a tendency to become…
When evaluating a basket of CTAs across multiple categories, why is it that we compare how many assets under management a CTA has? Obviously, if a CTA is just starting out and has $0 under management, it’s rare for an investor to take a chance with them, since it is…
When I was starting a hedge fund 18 months ago, I knew right from the beginning that I needed to build a consistent, positive track record that would allow me to demonstrate my ability to successfully manage risk, while creating alpha. Investors and fund allocators typically look for a superior…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we thought it would be appropriate for us to share one thing we love. Without getting too sappy, we wanted to reveal some of the qualities that we truly love in a commodity trading advisor. While this list is not the end-all-be-all when it comes…