A Word of Honesty About Managed Futures
Managed futures are not a shortcut to easy returns. CTAs have losing months and losing years, fees reduce performance, and past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. What a good CTA program can offer is disciplined, diversified, professionally managed exposure — and what a good brokerage can offer is honest help deciding whether that fits you at all. After 40-plus years, we have seen managed futures done well and done badly. We will tell you which questions separate the two.
If you are weighing a managed account against broker-assisted or self-directed trading, call us. That comparison is a conversation we have had hundreds of times.