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Managed Futures Programs Are Going Mainstream
With trading strategies that are based on complex mathematical equations, or that are driven by sophisticated “black-box” computer programs, managed-futures programs are usually able to remove human emotion from the investment equation – a reality that certainly helped them post strong returns last year, even as the volatile U.S. stock market whipsawed investors out of about $7 trillion in shareholder wealth.
Managed futures programs – alternative-investment vehicles that enabled professional money managers to take positions in a wide variety of securities and derivatives – posted strong returns in a year that was marked mostly by investment losses. The average managed futures program…
26Jun2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedHow Managed Futures Can Put You Back in the Black
While every investment asset class struggled mightily during 2008 – the U.S. stock market alone eradicated $7 trillion in shareholder wealth in its worst year since the Great Depression – managed futures provided investors with a significant bright spot last year.
Managed futures programs – alternative-investment vehicles that enabled professional money managers to take positions in a wide variety of securities and derivatives – posted strong returns in a year that was marked mostly by investment losses. The average managed futures program returned about 14%, according to the Barclay CTA Index, and 11.4% as measured by the Stark 300 Traders Index. By…
25Jun2009 | Money Morning | 1 comment | Continued
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