Is a managed futures account appropriate as a short-term investment?
No. Futures markets, like most markets, tend to be cyclical. Moreover, even an advisor who is highly successful over the course of a year may — and probably will — experience some months in which losses are incurred. Thus, while you are free to close an account at any time, it’s probably not a prudent investment strategy to establish an account that you don’t plan to maintain for at least a year.
