Benefits of Managed Futures:
By their very nature, managed futures provide a diversified investment opportunity. Trading advisors can participate in more than 150 global markets; from grains and gold to currencies and stock indices. Many funds further diversify by using several trading advisors with different trading approaches. The goal is to reduce the overall risk as measured by maximum drawdowns and/or increased return. There is no guarantee that these goals can be achieved.
The potential benefits of managed futures within a well-balanced portfolio include:
- Potential to lower overall portfolio risk
- Potential opportunity to enhance overall portfolio returns
- Broad diversification opportunities
- Potential opportunity to profit in a variety of economic environments
May limit losses due to a combination of flexibility and discipline
Risks of Managed Futures:
- Loss of initial investment
- Loss in excess of initial investment
- May not be able to exit position in most favorable environment (liquidity)
Additional Resources
MANAGED FUTURES POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
MANAGED FUTURES FACT SHEET
WHAT ARE MANAGED FUTURES?
TAX BENEFITS OF MANAGED FUTURES
COMMODITY ETFs VS. MANAGED FUTURES
Michael A. DeRose
Director, Managed Futures Division
The Straits Financial LLC Managed Futures Division is managed by Michael A. DeRose. With close to 25 years in the professionally managed futures and alternatives industry, Mr. DeRose has directed the growth of over $1 billion USD for managed futures programs.
As Director, Mr. DeRose’s responsibilities include the development and marketing of all strategies and supervision of professionally managed futures products in the US and internationally. Mr. DeRose is a registered member of the CFTC/NFA with expertise in the development and implementation of strategies, or portfolios of strategies, involving professionally-managed futures and top-ranking emerging managers to provide diversification for retail and institutional investors as well as family offices. Mr. DeRose has decades of experience in the use of leveraged managed futures strategies and commodity-related products as means of providing non-correlated or low-correlated asset classes to investment portfolios while lowering overall portfolio risk, enhancing returns and utilizing volatility in any market environment. Mr. DeRose has broad-based experience and expertise in constructing businesses relating to Unified Managed Accounts (UMAs) and alternative investments such as hedge funds, managed futures funds, and individually-managed accounts.
