Managed Futures
Diversification benefits and the modern portfolio theory
Managed Futures Links
Learning ResourceOnTheBid.com A Website for futures and forex traders
Investmenterms.com Futures trading related terms
Futures-fx.com Futures and forex markets explained
FuturesInvest.info Basics of understanding futures markets
BondInvest.info Bond investing explained
Brokerage firms
Stagecoach Trading Managed futures brokers
Research
IASG A giant directory of CTA's with their historical returns
Autumn Gold A large directory of CTA'a with performance available to members.
Exchanges
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE)
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX/COMEX)
The New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE)
The Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)
News Sources
SFO Magazine
Stocks and Commodities Magazine
TradingMarkets.com
DailyFutures.com
Futures Magazine
Elliott Wave International
Charts
BarChart.com
TimingCharts.com *Very good chart tool!
TFC - Futures Charts
AlphaTrade
FutureSource
Free Commitment of Trader Charts
Directories
King of the web
Josh`s Sanctum
Review Managed Futures Information
SearchWiz.org Directory
OneDir.biz
Accounting directory online
Topsites Web Directory - nice and clean directory with tons of listings!
SEO-friendly directory
Joeant.com
Key Benefits of
Managed Futures
- 1. Non-correlation to traditional assets
- 2. Potential for enhanced portfolio returns
- 3. Opportunity for reduced portfolio volatility risk
- 4. Opportunities in both bull and bear markets
- 5. Ability to profit independent of the economic environment
- 6. Can be employed as an inflation or deflation hedge
- 7. Provides global diversification into array of liquid markets
- 8. Managed Futures industry is stable and transparent
- 9. Potential tax benefits managed futures versus stocks