The results (of including managed futures) are so compelling that the board of any institution, along with the portfolio manager, should be forced to articulate in writing their justification in not having a substantial allocation to the liquid alpha space of managed futures. – John Lintner, Harvard Business School Professor

The strong performance of Managed Futures last year reinforced the point made by John Lintner decades ago. In 2014, all major managed futures indices posted strong returns:

Index 2014 Return
Newedge CTA 15.67%
Newedge Trend 19.7%
Barclay CTA 7.62%
Barclay BTOP-50 12.16%

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Commodity Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Any performance results listed in all marketing materials represents simulated computer results over past historical data, and not the results of an actual account. All opinions expressed anywhere on this website are only opinions of the author. The information contained here was gathered from sources deemed reliable, however, no claim is made as to its accuracy or content. Different testing platforms can produce slightly different results. Our systems are only recommended for well capitalized and experienced futures traders.

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