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Commodity Trading Adviser Firms and Funds

A listing of commodity trading adviser firms.

CTA Firms and Funds
Alternative investment database and performance measurement and reporting service. Helpful for the search, qualification, and selection process.
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Commodity Trading Advisors Investment Program
Professional Managed Futures Accounts. Diversify your investment portfolio. Accepted for most retirement plans. $50,000 minimum.
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Futures Trading
100% Browser-based Futures Trading Metals, Energies, Grains, Plus More
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Managed Futures Rankings
CTA rankings by returns, risk, trading style, & investment amount
AttainCapital.com/managed_futures
Managed Account Advisors
Free research & analysis for 250+ managed futures programs.
www.MA-Research.com
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Online Commodity Trading
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www.Lind-Waldock.com/Commodities
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www.ForwardThinking.vc
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www.RJOFutures.com
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www.HardAssetsInvestor.com
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A-Z Commodity Trading Adviser Firms and Funds Provider Directory
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Access Trading
Futures and options trading advisers, offering a range of brokerage services to meet clients' individual trading needs.
accesstrading.com
Advanced Systems Inc
CFTC registered commodity trading advisor developing trading methodologies for futures and options markets. Located in Greenville, South Carolina.
www.advancedsystemsinc.com
Aerodynamic Investments Inc.
Investment company providing asset management and hedge fund, specializing in methods of Gann Analysis and Elliott Wave.
www.aeroinvest.com
Strategic Ag Trading
Discretionary commodity trading adviser specializing in the trading of agricultural commodities using a fundamental approach.
www.agtrading.com
AIS Futures Management L.L.C. (U.S.A.)
Applies mathematical discipline to trade traditional stock and bond portfolios and diversified futures portfolios.
www.aisgroup.com
Alaron Trading Corporation - Managed Futures Division
Offers professional discount brokerage services as well as full service and managed accounts. Provides real time quotes, charts, futures news, inhouse futures research, online trading, and up-to-the-click account balances.
www.alaron.com
American Futures and Options
Commodity futures and options brokers providing full service, discount, online trading, flash fills, charts, real-time quotes, news, weather reports, newsletters. Brokers specialize in S&P 500, Dow, bonds, currency trading, daytrading, technical...
www.americanfutures.com
Chung Capital Management Corp
The firm utilizes an in-house mathematical, trend following methodology to invest in futures.
members.aol.com
Arrow Futures and Options
Discount online trading with commodity trading advisers available to assist trading. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.arrowfutures.com
Arrow Futures & Options
Discount commodities firm, broker assisted and electronic trading using charting techniques.
www.arrowfutures.com
B
Benchmark Financial Services, Inc.
Commodity trading advisers, providing managed futures, hedging and related information for investors.
bmarkfinancial.com
Brandywine Asset Management, Inc. (U.S.A.)
Brandywine currently manages in excess of $80 million in client assets in fundamentally-driven systematic strategies. The firm's portfolios invest in US equities, global equity indices, interest rates, foreign exchange and natural resource marke...
www.brandywine.com
Bridgeton Capital Management
Capital management company, providing commodity trading advising.
www.bridgetoncapital.com
Brookville Investments LLC
Commodity trading advisor that employs multiple systems to domestic and global futures markets.
www.brookville.com
Bryant Capital Management
Offers high leverage, stock index investment programs for average investors. Located in Manhattan Beach, California.
www.bryantcapital.com
C
C-View Limited
Investment management company specializing in Forex trading with a matrix investment style.
www.c-view.co.uk
Capital Management Partners, Inc.
Alternative Investment Strategies in managed futures, hedge funds, and special situations funds. Located in Fairfield, Iowa.
www.capmgt.com
CARAT Capital
Commodity Trading Advisor specializes in computer aided research and advanced technology.
www.caratcapital.com
Capital Fund Management
CFM trades futures funds and managed futures accounts using a statistically based system.
www.cfm.fr
Charting Your Futures
Providing management and commodity trading advising using technical analysis involving long term cycles.
www.chartingyourfutures.com
chartpatterns.com
Commodity chart pattern recognition (technical analysis) trading in futures and options. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.chartpatterns.com
Chadwick Investement Group
Providing online trading and commodity trading advising, along with other resources. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
www.chdwk.com
Commodity Hedging Co.
Commodity advisers that use a combination of historical information, presented using the latest technology; endorse the Gann analysis system from V.T.C. computer consultants.
www.commhedge.com.au
CS Trading
Commodity adviser that designs each account so the client has sole control. Located in Delray Beach, Florida.
www.cstrading.com
D
Charles Holt, CTA
Provide accurate advisory and educational information on a real-time and end-of-day basis for taking substantial profits out of the markets.
www.daytradersbulletin.com
DEC Capital
An independent Introducing broker and a registered Commodity Trading Advisor; not a retail commodity broker.
www.decfutures.com
Defender Capital
Commodity trading advisor, manage money in futures markets using systematic, trend following techniques.
www.defendercapital.com
DH Financial, LLC
Provide its clients with value-added financial services. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.dhfinancial.com
Drury Capital, Inc.
Drury Capital offers investors participation in commodity markets in a Diversified Trend Following Program.
www.drurycapital.com
Dynex Corporation
Manages foreign exchange portfolios for banks, institutions, investment funds and high net worth individuals, providing systematic statistically driven short term currency trading strategy.
www.dynexcorp.com
E
Eiger Group
Commodity Trading Advisor using technical filters approach to futures trading. Located in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
www.eigerfutures.com
E MINI NASDAQ.COM
Trading adviser and information resource for E Mini NASDAQ derivatives.
www.emininasdaq.com
Essex Trading Company
Commodity trading advisor and developer of the award-winning Option Pro and Futures Pro trading software.
www.essextrading.com
Estlander & Ronnlund Group
Asset management and commodity trading adviser, focuses on applying the latest computer technology and research to the financial markets.
www.estlander.com
F
Farr Financial
Advising and brokerage for soft markets, grains, metals, stock indexes, energies, currencies, livestocks, and bonds. Ventura, California Branch.
www.farrdirect.com
Commodity Compass
Online forecast of futures and commodities markets. Located in Studio City, California.
www.fettnet.com
First Horizon
Gollyhott Trading utilizes a discretionary trading program comprised of fundamental and technical analysis of a number of commodity instruments.
www.firsthorizon.com
Fort Orange Capital Management
Commodity trading advisors using a technical approach to investing.
www.fortorange.com
Fortucast Market Timing
Comprehensive market timing services for commodity futures markets - uses proprietary cyclical timing models to filter out false indicators.
www.fortucast.com
Friedberg Group
Providing managed commodity and financial futures.
www.friedberg.com
FTC Pomeranz & Partner
Commodity fund containing a variety of base commodities.
www.ftc.co.at
G
Great Lakes Trading Company
Futures and options, financial and commodities consulting and brokerage firm. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.gltc.com
GNI Fund Management
Commodity trading advisors working for three commodity funds, employing discretionary methods.
www.gnifm.com
H
The Hanseatic Group Inc.
Hanseatic trades managed futures, invests in domestic and global equities, manages hedge funds and uses interbank currencies to enhance the yield of equity and debt portfolios.
www.hanseaticgroup.com
Link Trading & Consulting
Commodity trading advisers, create a pool which will enable investors of all sizes to benefit from having a managed futures account.
link-trading.hypermart.net
I
Ira Epstein & Company
Discount commodity futures trading firm with online trading, brokerage services, price data, market reports and quotes.
www.iepstein.com
Iowa Capital Management, Inc.
A licensed commodities firm, specializing in Professionally Managed Futures Investments.
www.iowacapital.com
J
Jacobson Fund Managers
Technique consists of mathematical models that assign weights to a number of standard market and proprietary indicators.
www.jacobson.co.uk
JPD Enterprises
Commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator applying a systematic, long-term and diversified approach to many markets.
www.jpdent.com
JS Services
Independent technical research company located at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center; principals are registered with the National Futures Association as Commodity Trading Advisors.
www.jsservices.com
K
Kanetsu Asset Management
Japanese commodity trading adviser.
www.kanetsu.co.jp
KIS Futures Trading Inc.
Full service commodity brokerage firm with offices located in Chicago, Oklahoma, Nevada, California, and Texas; maintains complete one-on-one access and trade ideas from their professional floor trader located directly in the Eurodollar and Catt...
www.kisfutures.com
L
Liberty Trading Group
Full service futures brokerage that also offers managed accounts and online trading. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida.
www.libertytradinggroup.com
Little Brook Corporation
Commodity trading advisor, merged with Mount Lucas Management Corporation.
www.littlebrook.com
M
CTA Firms and Funds
Alternative investment database and performance measurement and reporting service. Helpful for the search, qualification, and selection process.
www.ma-research.com
Managed Capital Advisory Group
Commodity trading advisors working through a Brokerage firm. Located in Pound Ridge, NY
www.managedcap.com
Commodity Trading Advisors Investment Program
Professional Managed Futures Accounts. Diversify your investment portfolio. Accepted for most retirement plans. $50,000 minimum.
www.managedfuturespecialist.com
N
Numismatic Properties Company
Full service gold, silver and platinum precious metals dealer and adviser.
www.numismaticproperties.com
O
Orion Futures Group, Inc.
Full service, discount, online and managed futures and options brokerage firm. Located in Tampa, Florida.
www.orionfutures.com
P
Paul McKnight's Futures Pages
Specialize in scale trading method of buying and selling commodity futures.
buffalo.pair.com
Paragon's Managed Account Program
Commodity brokerage and investment advisory firm, serving hedgers and speculators.
www.paragoninvestments.com
Bill Lucas Futures
Full service futures and options broker, offering discount commission rate, online charting with technicals and delayed quotes.
www.pcis.net
The PitBull Investor
Commodity trading adviser using proprietary technical system called PitBull. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
www.pitbull.com
The Price Futures Group
Providing a variety of services in broker assisted trading, online trading, managed futures with CTA services, private client services and hedging strategies. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.pricegroup.com
HL Camp & Company
Program trading research and advising. Located in Palm Beach, Florida.
www.programtrading.com
Peter W. Aan, CTA
Commodity trading advisor using the long term trend following approach.
www.pwafutures.com
S
Sanctity Capital Management
Registered CTA / CPO - designs private label alternative investment funds for clients as risk management and business development strategies.
www.sanctity.com
Crown Futures Corporation
Commodity trading advisers providing managed futures. Located in Fairfield, Iowa.
www.scaletrading.com
SITE Capital Management LLC
Utilizes a mathematical model to take advantage of short-term swings in equity index futures.
www.sitecapital.com
Bob McGovern's Commodity Futures Spreads
Specializing in commodity futures spreads, also offering a variety of trading resources. Located in Laguna Niguel, California.
www.spreading.com
STEGS Financial Group
Commodity futures adviser, clients range from small to institutional. Located in Chicago, Ilinois.
steggytrading.com
Sucden UK Ltd
Commodity trading advisers and information resources. Located in the United Kingdom.
www.sucden.co.uk
T
Tactical Investment Management Corporation
Manages an institutionally oriented portfolio of futures and currencies for a small number of clients.
www.tacticalnet.com
Tucson Asset Management
Commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator using a systematic, short term trend-following system.
www.tami.com
Tamiso & Co., LLC.
The firm develops and offers investment programs based on systematic technical trading systems.
www.tamiso.com
Templeton Futures
Commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator, using a statistical and diversified approach to investing.
www.thegrid.net
Technical Trader
Commodity trading advisor using technical analysis that provides precise buy sell and stop loss points. Located in Christchurch, New Zealand.
www.thetechtrader.com
Financial Trading Alliance
Member only commodity trading advising and resource.
www.tradethis.com
Peter Schmidt
Members only site for a commodity trading advisor.
www.trading.com
Transitions Trading
Commodity brokerage offering managed accounts, full service, broker assisted, discount or on-line trading. Located in Grants Pass, Oregon.
www.transitionstrading.com
Transtrend
Professional asset manager specializing in researched trading strategies using econometricians and statisticians.
www.transtrend.com
The Trend Channel
Money managers and advisers in futures, use trend trading systems.
www.trendchannel.com
TrendSystems, Inc.
Providing online brokerage and commodity trading advisers that specializes in daytrading the S&P 500 and E-Mini. Located in Americus, Georgia.
www.trendsystems.com
U
Universal Commodity Corporation
Providing managed futures and brokerage services through commodity trading advisers.
www.ufhc.com
Union Investment
United Kingdom based fund management company, using proprietary trend following methods.
www.uim.co.uk
United Futures Trading Company
Offering managed futures accounts, broker assisted, and online futures trading, commodity reports and charts.
www.unitedfutures.com
Commodity Futures Options Trading, Inc.
Providing a variety of services including account, broker and commodity trading advising; focuses on trading the S&P500. Located in Portland, Oregon.
www.usafutures.com
U.S. Securities & Futures Corp
Provides individual clients with unique financial advice and brokerage services; clients include high net worth entrepreneurs, corporate executives and professional investors.
www.usfederal.com
US Securities & Futures Corp
Provides several different kinds of managed accounts through professional commodity trading advisers or fund managers.
www.usfederal.com
V
Van Ahn & Co.
Commodity trading advisor, providing planning forecasting, marketing, and decision making consulting.
www.vanahnco.com
VIPFutures.com
Brokerage services with managed futures commodity trading adviser.
www.vipfutures.com
Visioneering Research
Commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator utilizing commodity and financial futures traded on US regulated exchanges as well as foreign exchange.
www.visioneering.org
W
Walter Bressert Futures OnLine
Commodity trading advisors, also providing trading resources, software and reports.
www.walterbressert.com
Trade Winds
Commodity trading advisers, using Trade Winds, a proprietary technical analysis using weather-driven markets.
www.weathertrades.com
National Trading Group, Inc.
Commodity trading advisers offering courses online. Located in Huntington, New York.
www.winningedgesystem.com
Winton Capital Management
Trades client funds in a diversified futures portfolio using a trading system based upon mathematical algorithms.
www.wintoncapital.com
Floyd Upperman & Associates
Commodity trading advisory service, with online proprietary futures trading system and data. Located in Dana Point, California and Columbus, Ohio.
www.wizkid-trading.com
World Cup Advisor
Advisory company for commodities, providing daily recommendations and commentary from all advisors who use variety of trading systems and techniques.
www.worldcupadvisor.com
Worth Trading Associates
Commodity future executing brokerage firm focusing on, but not limited to Coffee futures execution on the New York Board of Trade.
www.worthtrading.com
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Futures Trading
100% Browser-based Futures Trading Metals, Energies, Grains, Plus More
www.optionsXpress.com
Managed Futures Rankings
CTA rankings by returns, risk, trading style, & investment amount
AttainCapital.com/managed_futures
Managed Account Advisors
Free research & analysis for 250+ managed futures programs.
www.MA-Research.com

Guide to Commodity Trading Adviser Firms and Funds


Use commodity trading firms to broaden your portfolio


Consult with commodity trading adviser firms if you’re thinking about becoming a commodity trader. You’ve been successful in trading stocks, ETFs (exchange traded funds) or bonds. Now you want to take your trading business to another level. While there’s plenty of information on commodity trading funds, you’ll still want to ease your way into this area. Trading in commodities can be exciting and lucrative, but you can also lose a lot of money. That’s why you should consider working with a commodity trading adviser.

One of the first things you must do is learn the terminology. For example, you'll need to understand what derivatives and risk premiums are. Before you become a commodity trader, consider doing the following:

1. Employ a commodity trading adviser.

2. Open an account with a CTA firm.

3. Become familiar with the commodity exchanges.

Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Hire a commodity trading adviser A commodity trading adviser firm is knowledgeable about derivative analytics, which is used for managing risk of a bond or equity portfolio. At the same time, it has to preserve its assets. A commodity trading advisor will give you a different perspective in the commodities industry, primarily because the market is constantly changing. You'll want a commodity trading advisor on your side to keep you informed of these changes.

I recommend:  Look at Genuine Trading Solutions, which specializes in studying and executing a hedging strategy; it strives to cut exposures that come from market or operational risk. Genuine Trading Solutions works with pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds and corporations. You’ll also want to look at Attain Capital Management, which offers comprehensive services, particularly helping you make money whether the stocks go down or up.

Talk to some CTA firms Research several commodity firms. If you live in Chicago, you might even want to visit commodity trading advisors in Chicago. Look for commodity firms that not only will give you deep discounts on your trades, but find out if they'll offer you advice on potential trades. You also want to see if the commodity firm shows a list of the top CTA hedge funds so you can research them.

I recommend:  Lind-Waldock, one of the top CTA firms based in Chicago, offers 10 commission-free contract sides if you open an account with them. However, this must be a self-directed account, meaning you cannot get advice from one of its brokers. Look at Titan Commodities’ website. Though Titan Commodities is a full-service firm, it offers discount commissions. If you’re a beginner, this firm will give you the tools and support when it comes to commodities trading.

Use CTA firms as stepping-stones, then get to know commodity exchanges It's extremely important to know your commodity exchanges. You'll want to know them not only for trading purposes, but to refer to them for news. You'll need to know these exchanges for commodity trading funds and also to check their annual performances.

I recommend:  The New York Mercantile Exchange is the largest physical commodity futures exchange. You’ll find valuable information on commodities, including energy, metals and oil. Look at Chicago Board of Trade’s website, where you can track commodities, including soybeans, wheat and ethanol.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
  • Keep your commodity trading funds business organized. Store all of your websites in your Favorites or Bookmark folders.

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Use commodity trading firms to broaden your portfolio.
Consult with commodity trading adviser firms if you’re thinking about becoming a commodity trader. You’ve been successful in trading stocks, ETFs (exchange traded funds) or bonds. Now you want to take your trading business to another level. While there’s plenty of information on commodity trading funds, you’ll still want to ease your way into this area. Trading in commodities can be exciting and lucrative, ... Read more

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