Managed Futures
Some investment advisors and reference services include managed futures as a type of hedge fund and report its performance along with other hedge fund strategies. There are, however, important differences between a managed futures fund or program and a traditional hedge fund. First, managed futures are generally proprietary and offered as an optional service by broker-dealer firms; whereas hedge funds are independently operated by a professional money manager.
Second, the trading of futures contracts in managed futures must be done by a professional holding the commodity trading advisor (CTA) designation and passing a certain ...
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