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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…