Managed Futures Update: Over 40% 3 Year Rate Of Return.
This program has performed very well over time and did over 24% in 2008 at the height of the recession. Notice the 36 month ROR. See highlighted area.
Program Information
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Program Description
Style
Discretionary / diversified
Strategy
This Trading Program is a combination of systematic, technical chart analysis for the US Markets, the interpretation and analysis of economic and other fundamental data and use of discretion by an experienced Advisor. The Advisor will trade most of the liquid US futures markets llike currencies, stock indices, bond and notes, energy, corn grains and other commodities like cotton. The Advisor does not initially plan to trade foreigh futures or options contracts but reserves the right to do so at at later date. The Advisor analyses thoroughly the charts of these markets every week and monitors them then during the week. Chart analysis techniques include (but not limite to) wave analysis (Elliot Wave), W.D. Gann principles (angles), Fibonacci retracements, Time cycles, Volume, Trix Indicator, divergences and pattern analysis. In general the Advisor tries to locate points where to buy in markets that have fallen and where to sell in markets that have risen. By this the Advisor is trying to buy when prices are low and to sell when prices are high. This approach is trend anticipating but not really counter trend. When a position is established the Advisor lets the profits run and exits when the market gets to a point where a reversal in the trend could be expected. The manager uses money and risk management, if the market goes to some extent against an existing position, losses will be limited. The Advisor is not using fixed stop losses (i.e. as a percentage of capital) but will determine from the charts, when a position has to be exited and losses have to be realized. He will rather look at the time frame and determine in that window, if the trade id still good or has to be exited.
Statistics
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Monthly Performance
| Year | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | YEAR |
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| 2003 | -1.29 | 12.67 | -24.38 | 40.88 | 7.91 | 12.44 | 43.76 | ||||||
| 2004 | 8.75 | 6.71 | 9.66 | 8.78 | 8.22 | 5.52 | -16.78 | 28.58 | 2.28 | -21.73 | 33.55 | 8.06 | 95.42 |
| 2005 | -4.29 | 14.3 | 6.14 | 5.91 | 2.67 | 3.69 | 3.42 | -5.54 | 7.45 | 4.07 | -4.33 | 5.09 | 43.79 |
| 2006 | 1.72 | 3.65 | 2 | 8.5 | -3.33 | -1.97 | 0.61 | 13.93 | -5.7 | 4.49 | 9.54 | 4.2 | 42.55 |
| 2007 | 1.34 | 3.79 | -5.04 | -33.56 | 30.39 | 12.15 | 9.94 | -15.38 | 35.48 | -7.3 | -4.44 | 22.65 | 32.89 |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 6.06 | -4.28 | 7.76 | -0.52 | 6.77 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 3.05 | 10.85 | 0.74 | -15.27 | 24.55 |
| 2009 | -25.33 | -0.08 | -1.16 | 0.64 | 8.24 | -0.07 | -0.07 | 0.43 | -2.53 | 0.7 | -5.57 | 13.68 | -15.11 |
Managed Futures are typically for high networth investors. The popularity of Managed accounts have grown at an amazing rate over the last several years due in part to the liquidity, transparency, and their ability to compliment and enhance existing portfolios. Managed Futures accounts are traded by liscenced CTA'S or Commodity Trading Advisors. Typically CTA's are looking to return LONG-TERM steady growth for their clients. There are endless types of strategies and markets that can be traded, many that are non-correlated to the equity markets. For example, a CTA could trade everything form Grains, to Financials, to Metals, to Energies and more. For More information on Managed Futures feel free to contact me or click on the link below for a free CME report on Managed Futures.
http://www.zaner.com/3.0/mmckManaged1.asp
Thanks,
Matt Mckinney
312-277-0115
THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN HAVE THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY MAGNIFYING POTENTIAL LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX ARE SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON. THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION TO INVEST IN THESE TRADING PROGRAMS SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.
