Top CTAs - Ranked by Calmar Ratio
Rankings by Calmar Ratio
For Traders Reporting Results as of Saturday, July 31, 2010


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Rank Manager 3 Year
Calmar
Ratio
3 Year
Annualized
ROR
3 Year
Maximum
Drawdown
Assets
Under Mgt
Millions
Minimum
Investment
1 Typhon Capital Management
Aetos NASDAQ Strategy
10.5622.15%-2.10%44.901,000,000
2 Tri Global FX
Metro Forex Inc. Managed Accounts
8.9017.98%-2.02%110.391,000,000
3 Pukula & Co
YES - OO T Bond Program ProForma
6.7929.06%-4.28%0.00100,000
4 Edge Investment Mgt Ltd
Global Diversified Program (Proprietary)
6.1884.63%-13.69%3.35500,000
5 GT Consulting Inc
GT Dynamic Trading (P)
4.8835.27%-7.22%1.20150,000
6 Arkanar Financial LLC
Global Macro Managed Account
3.3519.77%-5.90%0.00100,000
7 Whistler Trading Company
Program 2
3.301.65%-0.50%122.681,000,000
8 Mobius Asset Mgt
Energy Weighted Program
3.0313.77%-4.54%9.75250,000
9 Hyman Beck & Company
Volatility Analytics Portfolio
2.915.53%-1.90%112.491,000,000
10 Pacific Capital Advisors Inc.
Vanguard
2.8814.66%-5.09%13.70300,000
11 MIGFX
Retail Program
2.7528.52%-10.36%13.00100,000
12 Swing Capital
Swing FX
2.6513.42%-5.06%56.001,000,000
13 Becker Asset Mgt, LLC
Program 1 (Proprietary)
2.6231.88%-12.15%0.55200,000
14 MIGFX
Institutional Program
2.5214.64%-5.81%25.001,000,000
15 Merit Alternative Investments GmbH
MERIT Futures Portfolio
2.277.45%-3.28%25.002,000,000
16 Typhon Capital Management
Low Levered FX Strategy
2.258.55%-3.80%75.80500,000
17 Cypress Capital Management, LLC
Classic Program (P)
2.1816.07%-7.38%5.40250,000
18 Eickelberg & Associates, Inc.
Stock Index Option Program
2.179.34%-4.30%5.001,000,000
19 Clarke Capital Mgt, Inc.
Worldwide Program
1.8732.36%-17.28%22.80250,000
20 Hansen Capital Mgt, Inc
Managed Account Program
1.8011.54%-6.41%16.892,000,000
21 Financial Commodity Investments (FCI)
Credit Premium Program
1.7919.07%-10.64%19.1550,000
22 TYL Trading, LLC
Blend Diversified Program
1.7413.95%-8.04%14.60100,000
23 Paskewitz Asset Mgt
Contrarian 3X S&P Prg
1.5719.18%-12.18%297.041,000,000
24 Saxon Investment Corp
Aggressive Diversified Program
1.5430.85%-20.05%59.302,000,000
25 LJM Partners, Ltd
Preservation & Growth Program
1.5310.74%-7.04%21.64250,000
26 Hawksbill Capital Mgt
Global Diversified Program
1.4936.86%-24.67%63.005,000,000
27 Integrated Managed Futures
IMFC Global Investment Program
1.4815.50%-10.47%19.472,000,000
28 NDX Capital Mgmt
Shadrach Program
1.4619.94%-13.66%7.58100,000
29 Covenant Capital Mgt of Tennessee
Optimal Prg
1.4539.80%-27.36%0.34250,000
30 Heyden & Steindl
TOMAC 2
1.4225.28%-17.76%54.003,000,000
31 Aurora Futures Corp
Foreign Exchange Asset Mgt Prg
1.429.55%-6.73%2.22100,000
32 Altradis Capital
AlphAlgo
1.4215.72%-11.11%7.30100,000
33 Red Rock Capital Mgt, Inc.
Diversified Program
1.3916.32%-11.73%5.52500,000
34 Saxon Investment Corp
Diversified Program
1.3517.15%-12.69%12.402,000,000
35 Mobius Asset Mgt
Diversified Program
1.3112.16%-9.28%11.50300,000
36 K4 Capital Mgt, LLC
MVS Program
1.308.38%-6.46%21.4650,000
37 Reynoso Asset Mgt, LLC
Options Arbitrage Program
1.2810.51%-8.21%14.771,000,000
38 Typhon Capital Management
Drakon Yield Curve Strategy
1.2710.68%-8.44%45.80500,000
39 DeSoto Capital Mgt
E-Mini Program
1.2420.43%-16.49%1.68100,000
40 Scully Capital Mgt, LLC
Mistral Program
1.2326.13%-21.26%19.302,500,000
41 Tactical Investment Mgt Corp
Institutional Commodity Program
1.2225.69%-21.12%41.412,000,000
42 Rhicon Currency Mgt (UK) Ltd
Rhicon Strategic Program
1.196.19%-5.19%310.005,000,000
43 Rivoli Fund Management
Rivoli International V9 (MAP)
1.199.32%-7.85%1.095,000,000
44 Arborvitae Capital Management (ACM)
Options Program (Proprietary)
1.1621.28%-18.32%0.4650,000
45 White Indian Trading Company Ltd
STAIRS Program (Proprietary)
1.1619.37%-16.74%1.8030,000
46 Winton Capital Mgt Ltd
Diversified Programme
1.1610.78%-9.31%4,590.0010,000,000
47 Estlander & Ronnlund Capital Mgt Ltd
Alpha Trend
1.1513.90%-12.04%348.8010,000,000
48 Scully Capital Mgt, LLC
Poniente Program
1.1527.73%-24.04%15.362,500,000
49 Dominion Capital Mgt, Inc.
Sapphire Program
1.119.70%-8.71%108.003,000,000
50 Covenant Capital Mgt of Tennessee
Aggressive Program
1.0919.96%-18.31%13.24250,000
51 Quantitative Investment Mgt LLC
Global Program
1.0911.80%-10.83%4,252.5620,000,000
52 Rivoli Fund Management
Rivoli International Fund (MAP)
1.0813.17%-12.22%100.315,000,000
53 Emil Van Essen
Spread Trading High Minimum
1.0537.56%-35.90%157.002,000,000
54 Cervino Capital Management LLC
Diversified Options Strategy 1X
1.046.19%-5.93%1.9750,000
55 Vaca Capital Mgt, LLC
Global Diversified Program
1.0313.49%-13.12%8.101,000,000
56 NDX Capital Mgmt
Abednego Program
1.026.66%-6.53%7.46100,000
57 Amplitude Capital
Amplitude Dynamic Trading Fund
0.9919.91%-20.05%800.0015,000,000
58 Adalpha Asset Management, LLC
Diversified Short-Term (P)
0.9710.05%-10.35%2.921,000,000
59 John W. Henry & Company
Financial Plus (P)
0.9710.78%-11.12%10.0020,000,000
60 Alder Capital
Alder Capital 10
0.956.70%-7.08%19.502,000,000
61 Covenant Capital Mgt of Tennessee
Original Program
0.9314.46%-15.60%26.71500,000
62 Beach Horizon LLP
MAP
0.9114.09%-15.43%327.005,000,000
63 KMJ Capital LLC
KMJ Currency Program
0.915.97%-6.55%12.001,000,000
64 District Capital Mgt
Select Program
0.8828.20%-32.06%0.00250,000
65 NuWave Investment Management, LLC
Combined Futures Portfolio (2x)
0.8712.14%-13.91%683.6620,000,000
66 Emil Van Essen
Spread Trading Low Minimum
0.8731.06%-35.90%17.90500,000
67 Dreiss Research Corp
Diversified Program
0.8624.64%-28.50%0.59500,000
68 Revolution Capital Mgt LLC
Revolution Capital Mgt Alpha Program
0.8611.84%-13.77%21.075,000,000
69 Mobius Asset Mgt
Custom Program
0.8617.45%-20.30%11.5075,000
70 District Capital Mgt
Diversified Program
0.8439.09%-46.37%5.54150,000
71 Global Advisors LP
Global Commodity Systematic Class
0.817.56%-9.34%305.008,000,000
72 Marathon Capital Growth Partners L.L.C.
System Diversified Portfolio (Proprietary)
0.8110.62%-13.14%47.431,000,000
73 K4 Capital Mgt, LLC
MVS Lite
0.784.71%-6.03%3.3475,000
74 John Locke Investments
Cyril Systematic Euro
0.778.78%-11.46%38.3015,000,000
75 Parizek Capital Inc.
Futures Trading Program
0.7626.52%-35.00%2.291,000,000
76 Global Advisors LP
Global Commodity Systematic B2
0.7514.09%-18.80%54.82250,000
77 Eckhardt Trading Company
Standard Program
0.7511.71%-15.63%276.9010,000,000
78 Linn Hare & Huckabay
Apex Trading Prg (P)
0.7418.41%-24.87%12.00100,000
79 Marathon Capital Growth Partners L.L.C.
System FX Portfolio
0.733.69%-5.05%10.001,000,000
80 John W. Henry & Company
Global Analytics
0.7221.92%-30.42%104.0020,000,000
81 Quality Capital Management
Global Diversified Prg (GDP)
0.7216.00%-22.24%597.0010,000,000
82 Systematic Alpha Management, LLC
Futures MAP
0.716.66%-9.44%183.505,000,000
83 Valu-Trac Investment Mgt Ltd
Strategic US$
0.7010.45%-14.85%181.991,000,000
84 Rivercast Capital LLC
Managed Account Program
0.7014.93%-21.27%0.001,000,000
85 Chadwick Investment Group, Inc
Global Trend Following Large Account
0.7017.30%-24.75%4.75250,000
86 Eckhardt Trading Company
Standard HL Program
0.7012.96%-18.55%212.3010,000,000
87 Waypoint Capital Management
Diversified Futures
0.7012.40%-17.76%57.621,500,000
88 John Locke Investments
Cyril Systematic USD
0.689.30%-13.76%18.5015,000,000
89 Hansen Capital Mgt, Inc
Comprehensive Program
0.637.08%-11.18%16.902,000,000
90 2100 Xenon Group LLC
Long/Short Global Fixed Income
0.634.49%-7.13%34.792,000,000
91 Transtrend B.V.
DTP - Enhanced Risk (EUR)
0.639.39%-14.97%908.0010,000,000
92 Tzanetatos Capital Management LLC
Global Titan Original Program
0.6223.53%-37.72%2.54500,000
93 SSARIS Advisors, LLC
Short Term Momentum Strategy
0.6215.31%-24.55%25.465,000,000
94 Ancile Capital Mgt, LLC
Global Markets Program
0.627.22%-11.64%1.801,000,000
95 Lane Capital Mgt, LLC
Global Macro
0.6113.14%-21.68%1.00350,000
96 Red Oak Advisors, Inc.
Fundamental Program
0.6113.27%-21.91%37.255,000,000
97 Transtrend B.V.
DTP - Enhanced Risk (USD)
0.609.06%-15.16%4,800.0010,000,000
98 Drury Capital, Inc.
Diversified Trend-Following
0.5916.91%-28.42%226.28100,000
99 Abraham Trading Company
Diversified Program
0.597.56%-12.90%474.4910,000,000
100 SSARIS Advisors, LLC
Diversified Trading Program
0.5815.28%-26.39%28.005,000,000

Excerpts from "Building Wealth with Managed Futures"

Annualized Compound Rate of Return: "...the higher the Rate of Return, the great the historical annual rate of performance."
Annualized Standard Deviation: "indicates variance of return from the mean return.."
Annualized Sharpe Ratio: "a rusk-adjusted return statistic calcuated using a 5.0% Risk-Free Rate of Return."
Downside Deviation: "Measures downside volatility by only including monthly performance less than a 7.5% Minimal Acceptable Rate of Return."
Annualized Sortino Ratio "considers excess return over Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (7.50%) and divides it by Downside Deviation."
Sterling Ratio "a rusk-adjusted return statistic calcuated using the last 36 months of data."
Calmar Ratio -"...represents the historical amount gained for each dollar risked � it is calculated over the last 36 month period."
 

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE SUCCESS

THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES, AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS.

PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY.

THE ABOVE PERFORMANCE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE CTAS. CAPITAL TRADING GROUP, IN NO WAY GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY OF THESE NUMBERS AND HAS SUPPLIED THEM TO YOU FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR AN OFFER TO SELL. NO INVESTMENT SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT FULLY REVIEWING THE ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS, FEES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS OUTLINED IN EACH CTA'S RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. THERE MAY BE CTAS WHO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO PARTICIPATE THAT MAY HAVE BETTER OR WORSE PERFORMANCE THAN THOSE LISTED HERE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT RISK OF LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS. PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION BEFORE INVESTING IN FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS. FUTURES TRADING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.