Soc Gen Report Validates, Explains Managed Futures, Trend Persistence

24JunJune 24, 2016

Soc Gen Report Validates, Explains Managed Futures, Trend Persistence

Managed futures trend following strategies have a very different return profile than those of standard assets, a Societe Generale study noted, while recommending inclusion of the strategy in a portfolio. By just adding a 20% trend following exposure to a portfolio, the Sharpe ratio of the diversified equity portfolio increased by 40% and drawdowns were reduced by 8%.

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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