Managed futures are professionally managed investment
accounts that trade in the futures markets.
Managed futures are a good way to diversify your overall investment
portfolio, but many investors wonder whether they should manage their own futures
trading account or let a professional Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) manage
the account.
Time and experience are the...
If you have not heard by now, most people who trade
commodities lose money. Most of the
estimates range in the 80 to 95 percent range of those who have lost or who are
losing in the world of trading commodities.
Those statistics are dismal for someone who wants to venture into
trading commodities. Fortunately, in my
opinion, a large amount of this...
Ample supplies and a mild winter have caused natural gas
futures to drip down into multi-decade low support levels. The market has
reached the sub-$2 level a handful of times in the last 20 years, which proved
to be a value zone many times. The market still looks negative, but it is time
to think about a long term bottom. However,...
Notional funding is simply an agreement a client has with a
Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) to trade his or her managed futures account at
a level beyond the amount of cash deposited. The amount above the cash
deposited to the adjusted trading level is called notional funds. For example, an investor could open a managed
futures account with $200,000 in cash...
The excitement in the oil markets have subsided somewhat
after the strike on the Iranian General, but the fear of what is coming next still
lurks. These events usually cause a pop
higher in the oil markets and volatility spikes. Now, it is trickier to figure
out where the crude oil market is heading when the next attack could happen at
any...
