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What is a CTA? Video (EN/DE)

27/9/2017

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What is a CTA?

​A Commodity Trading Advisor, “CTA”, is defined by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Asociation (NFA) as “an individual or organization that, for compensation or profit, advises others, directly or indirectly, as to the value of or the advisability of trading futures contracts, options on futures, retail off-exchange forex contracts or swaps.”

Many CTAs trade broad and diversified portfolios using futures, options and swaps in fixed income, currency, commodity, and equity markets. They use technical and fundamental analysis to derive their trading decisions.

Was ist ein CTA?

​Der Commodity Trading Advisor, „CTA“, wird von den Aufsichtsbehörden in den USA definiert als “[…] ein Individuum oder eine Organisation, das gegen ein Entgelt oder Profit, andere direkt oder indirekt über die Anlage in Warentermingeschäfte, Optionen auf Warentermingeschäfte, außerbörsliche Währungsgeschäfte oder Swaps berät.

Viele CTAs handeln ein breit diversifiziertes Portfolio aus Warentermingeschäften, Optionen, und Swaps. Sie handeln Renten, Währungen, Rohstoffe, und Aktienmärkte. CTAs benutzen sowohl technische als auch fundamentale Analysen um ihre Handelsentscheidungen herbeizuführen.
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Most CTAs use systematic trading strategies with computer programs, but there are also discretionary managers or managers that use a mix of both.
Die meisten CTAs benutzen systematische Handelsstrategien mit Computerprogrammen, doch es gibt auch rein diskretionäre Manager oder Manager die beides verwenden.
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The CTA was first recognized in US legislation in 1974. In 2016, approximately 340 billion dollars were managed by CTAs, which is about 11.5% of the 3 trillion dollar hedge fund industry.
Der CTA wurde erstmals 1974 in der US Gesetzgebung erwähnt. 2016 wurden etwa 340 Milliarden Dollar von CTAs verwaltet. Das entspricht etwa 11.5% der 3 Billionen Dollar großen Hedge Fund Industrie.
On 25th September 2017, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Societe Generale published a paper on CTAs: "Riding the wave - Why you should consider allocating to CTAs". It highlights investor benefits, performance characteristics, sector characteristics, and popular misconceptions associaed with Managed Futures investing.
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Earlier this year, we were invited to review and provide comments, which we did.
Sources:
http://www.cftc.gov/index.htm
https://www.barclayhedge.com
https://www.aima.org
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    • Glossary - What is....
  • Research
    • J8 CTA Index
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      • Video Series: What are CTAs? EN/DE
    • JII - A liquid and investible benchmark index for the CTA and MF industry
    • THFJ - Common Denominators in CTAs: Traded Markets
    • THFJ - Common Denominators in CTAs: Portfolio Construction and Index
    • JII - Common denominators in the CTA and managed futures industry: A survey report
    • THFJ - Correlation is not always what it seems
    • Quantifying Political Risks - PhD Thesis
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