A practical guide to institutional investing success Managed Futures for Institutional Investors is an essential guide that walks you through the important questions that need to be addressed before investing in this asset class and contains helpful direction for investors during the investing process. Backed by years of institutional experience, the authors reveal the opportunities offered by managed futures. They also include information on practices in the managed futures area and present the various analytical tools and building blocks required to use managed futures effectively. The book also contains insight on the issues that must be addressed when building and evaluating portfolios. Shows where to find data to evaluate managed futures and explains how managed futures are regulated Offers guidance on how to apply classic portfolio construction tools to managed futures Reveals how managed futures investments can help investors evaluate and meet risk, return, and liquidity objectives Managed Futures for Institutional Investors provides all the practical information to manage this type of investment well.

Provides practical, comprehensive information and strategies for using managed futures successfully. Clearly explains the benefits of managed futures and their role in a traditional portfolio. Uses case studies and firsthand reports to show how corporations are using managed futures. Written by over a dozen top experts in the fields of futures fund and portfolio management.

This outstanding collection of contributions from international academics and practitioners will help institutional investors navigate the complexities of hedge fund investment and CTAs

Examines the role of managed futures in the asset allocation process. Highlights recent innovations in managed futures product development. Examines current research into the nature of market inefficiencies.

An up-to-date and practical roadmap for diversified futures trading using CTA fund strategies In the newly revised second edition of Following the Trend: Diversified Managed Futures Trading, renowned hedge fund founder and asset manager Andreas F. Clenow presents a systematic asset management methodology in a way that allows readers to emulate the success of CTA industry professionals. In the book, you’ll find performance and attribution details for every year between 2002 and 2021 and detailed explanations of how the markets, industry, and strategy have evolved between the publication of the first edition and today. The author also offers: Detailed discussions of whether CTA hedge funds continue to show high internal correlation and exhibit homogeneous behaviour The impact of low and negative interest rate environments, massive inflows into equity markets, and the rise of quant trading firms Explorations of the combination of different types of trading models to enhance performance, complete with rulesets and fulsome analyses A ground-breaking and thoroughly incisive examination of the commodity trading advisor industry, Following the Trend: Diversified Managed Futures Trading is an essential volume for sophisticated retail traders, day traders, private investors, investment managers, portfolio managers, and institutional investors.

"What, exactly, are managed futures programs?" "Why do so many investment industry insiders believe that they have a place in virtually every properly managed institutional portfolio?" "How should you go about evaluating the various programs in this hot new investment category to find the ones that are best for you?" "Find out in this, the first comprehensive guide to managed futures programs that's written expressly for the institutional investor. If you've been hesitant to get involved in this area, this book will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to master it. Written by one of America's most respected institutional money managers, the Guide systematically explains all the nuances and complexities of managed futures programs. You'll learn why this new investment medium has been growing so explosively over the past few years. You'll learn the ways in which managed futures and futures funds can gain new exposures in profitable asset classes, enhance returns, and reduce investment risk. And you'll learn how to competently and confidently select the right programs to meet the portfolio needs of any client - whether it's a tax-exempt pension plan, a foundation, a bank, a brokerage firm, or an insurance company. In addition, you'll be given hard-to-come-by information on sophisticated subjects such as using futures funds to reach global markets; interpreting the disclosure document; evaluating commodity trading advisors; understanding the role of industry consultants; brokering and clearing futures commission merchants; coping with the constantly changing regulatory environment; planning for tax effects and much more!" "Written in clear, jargon-free language, here's the book that enables you to offer your most sophisticated and demanding clients the up-to-the minute, expert investment guidance they need to prosper in the 1990s and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

An all-inclusive guide to trend following As more and more savvy investors move into the space, trend following has become one of the most popular investment strategies. Written for investors and investment managers, Trend Following with Managed Futures offers an insightful overview of both the basics and theoretical foundations for trend following. The book also includes in-depth coverage of more advanced technical aspects of systematic trend following. The book examines relevant topics such as: Trend following as an alternative asset class Benchmarking and factor decomposition Applications for trend following in an investment portfolio And many more By focusing on the investor perspective, Trend Following with Managed Futures is a groundbreaking and invaluable resource for anyone interested in modern systematic trend following.