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Before we reveal the
best managed futures
programs today, it’s
important to
understand what factors
make a great managed
future. Here are the key
criteria for the top 5
managed futures were
ranked on.
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Because so many investment programs were
hit so strongly during the market crash of 2008,
it is especially important to invest in a program
that can turn a profit in the most tumultuous
economic conditions. The crash served to
showcase the managed futures funds with the
most solid principles and best strategies. Many
investors lost significant values from their
portfolios while the best managed futures
programs still generated positive returns
during this recession period.
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Obviously the end goal
when investing in a
managed futures fund is to
increase the investor’s
investment. Only programs
with above average returns
were considered as top
performing programs. The
returns reflect the “net”
values after account fees
have been deducted from
the program.
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Although we were able to find programs with
better returns, if they did so by accepting
unnecessarily high levels of risk and volatility,
those managed futures were disqualified.
Programs with high levels of volatility in general
cannot consistently generate such high returns and
are thus poorer long term investments than
programs with smaller returns. In our opinion, a
program with a 15% return and 30% drawdowns is
not better than a program with 13% return and
only 2% drawdown. The investments that were the
most consistent earners were considered.
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There are many great new alternative
investments and while past performance is not
a guarantee of future profits, programs with a
longer standing performance history with
positive returns every year made more sense to
include. We want these investments to be the
highest performing, lowest risk, with the
longest history of achieving their targets. Safe,
secure, long standing investments should have
a long reputable performance history.
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Reminder: There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past
performance is no guarantee of future profits. You should fully evaluate
all the potential risks and rewards before investing into any managed
future program. The regulations of the commodity futures trading
commission (CTFC) require that prospective customers of a CTA receive
a disclosure document when they are solicited to enter into an agreement
whereby the CTA will direct or guide the client’s commodity interest
trading and that certain risk factors be highlighted.
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To read about the top 5 managed futures
programs of 2011, please go to
http://www.emanagedfutures.com.