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Why you should get involved in managed futures

  • Post published:January 14, 2016
  • Post category:Managed Futures

Happy New Year everyone!  With the holidays behind us, I thought this would be a good opportunity to look at new business opportunities for the upcoming year.  I work almost…

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Advantages of a traditional portfolio allocating to a volatility index

  • Post published:January 14, 2016
  • Post category:Managed Futures

For decades, investors frequently perceived a traditional portfolio allocation in the range of 60 percent equities and 40 percent bonds for proper diversification. Since 2000 investors, both large and small,…

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Volatility and Risk

  • Post published:October 15, 2015
  • Post category:Managed Futures

It is very difficult to separate the concepts of volatility and risk, the two are intimately intertwined. Look no further than the pending Federal Reserve rate decision at time of…

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Decoding the Myths of Managed Futures 2015

  • Post published:April 20, 2015
  • Post category:Managed Futures

This paper examines seven very popular myths and misconceptions held by both retail and institutional investors regarding managed futures. This paper updates the original version written in 2011. These myths…

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2014 Commodities in Review

  • Post published:March 20, 2015
  • Post category:Managed Futures

2014 had its share of commodity headlines. With the year now completed, this is a good opportunity to review the previous year of the commodity markets. There was something for…

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An analysis of why volatility indexes are relevant

  • Post published:January 15, 2015
  • Post category:Managed Futures

Financial markets are about making decisions in moments of uncertainty. The one certainty one can make is that no one has a crystal ball, nor can anyone predict with certainty…

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Master of One: The Specialist CTA

  • Post published:October 23, 2014
  • Post category:Managed Futures

Over the past 10-20 years the client/broker relationship has fully evolved from a transactional one to a consultative one and appropriately to the client’s benefit.  Where commissions and fees used…

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CTA Insights: Stockyard – An Overview of the Basics of Livestock

  • Post published:August 18, 2014
  • Post category:Managed Futures

Stockyard Trading is a fundamental, discretionary program that trades strictly livestock - cattle and hogs. Like most fundamental agricultural traders, we spend a great deal of our time evaluating and…

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CTA Insights: Novodyn Advisors on Risk Management

  • Post published:July 21, 2014
  • Post category:Managed Futures

It’s All About Risk Bruce Schneier, an author who wrote about how we perceive danger, outlined cognitive biases people fall victim to when making decisions about risk (Housel, 2011). Although…

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Skewing Your Diversification hosted by Mark Shore

  • Post published:June 19, 2014
  • Post category:Managed Futures

Skewing Your Diversification is an internet talk show on alternative investments hosted by Mark Shore. The show covers many topics of alternatives with a special focus on managed futures, hedge…

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