What is a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)?
CTAs are federally licensed and registered, professional money managers who manage investors’ assets in the futures markets, just as a stock mutual fund manager would manage assets in the stock market. CTAs are required by the federal government to submit a Disclosure Document that outlines who they are, states the fees and expenses charged to accounts, and reveals their performance track record. Numerous studies have shown professional Commodity Trading Advisors experience an impressively higher success rate than the individual “do-it-yourself” trader. Through CTA-managed accounts, investors can access emerging profit opportunities in important international markets unavailable in traditional investment portfolios.
