CME Group Podcast

Building on the foundation of his recent webinar for CME Groups Managed Futures Resource Center, Tom O'Donnell expands on the value of managed futures strategies to investors.  Tom discusses the factors that distinguish CTAs from other investments and why allocations to this space have increased over the decades, even during the last several challenging years for CTAs.

Tom O'Donnell, Principle Director of Global Business Development at the Bornhoft Group

Ernest Jaffarian has a vast experience educating investors about the portfolio properties of managed futures strategies.  In this interview, he shares key findings from many years in the futures and managed futures industry.  He explains why managed futures strategies are particularly valuable long-term additions to portfolios.  Topics include types of risk, risk management, the trading environment post 2008, and insights into the future.

Ernest Jaffarian, President and CEO of Efficient Capital Management

Many investors underestimate the value of liquidity at the hedge fund level and therefore make potentially costly errors by comparing CTA average annual returns with those of much less liquid hedge fund strategies.  Ranjan Bhaduri explains the mathematics behind liquidity as it applies to hedge funds.

Ranjan Bhaduri, PhD, CFA, CAIA