Who is trading the managed futures trading account?
The professional managers of a managed futures trading account are called commodity trading advisors or CTA’s. Commodity trading advisors must be registered with the CFTC and meet minimum experience requirements. What are the benefits of managed futures trading accounts? Managed futures trading accounts are not biased to rising markets or falling markets. For instance, stock mutual funds usually have strict parameters about investment strategies and are usually biased to higher stock prices and can only profit if the stocks go higher. Managed futures trading accounts can profit in rising an falling markets and lose money in rising and falling markets. There is substantial risk of loss in managed futures trading accounts. Managed futures trading accounts give you the ability to profit in any economic environment. Managed futures trading accounts can participate in virtually all sectors of the world economy. However, managed futures trading carries a substantial amount of risk because it