March issue of Summit Business Media’s Futures Magazine points to value of managed futures for investors

Chicago, IL. (March 8, 2011) –Futures Magazine, a Summit Business Media publication, named the Top Traders of 2010 in its March issue and stated that the value of managed futures in a diversified investment portfolio was once again proven in last year’s sometimes turbulent markets.

“Our Top Traders of 2010 have shown long-term success in an often volatile business and were able to perform well in a difficult year,” said Group Editorial Director Ginger Szala. “Commodity trading advisors are the mutual fund managers of the derivatives business. In 2010, after a rough start, they performed well, up 7.03%, as measured by the Barclay CTA Index. Assets under management grew to $266.8 billion, almost 25% over the previous year. Perhaps this marks a realization by investors to the benefit of adding managed futures to diversify portfolios.”

Futures Magazine’s Top Traders of 2010 include:

• RAM Management Group LTD: Commodity trading advisor earns 38.36%
• VACA Capital Management LLC: Solid return of 27.81% in global diversified program
• Fort LP: Programs earn double digit returns
• Hawksbill Capital Management: Average annual return of 33.27%

The March issue of Futures Magazine also includes the Guide to Top ETFs and an interview with William Eckhardt: The man who launched 1,000 systems. Read about Mr. Eckhardt here: http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2011/March-2011/Pages/William-Eckhardt-.aspx?k=william+eckhardt

Read the full article on the Top Traders of 2010 here: http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2011/March-2011/Pages/Top-Traders-of-2010.aspx.

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About Futures
Established in 1972, Futures set out to define an industry, one that has evolved into a multi-trillion dollar global business and is used by diversified groups, including farmers, investment bankers, and OPEC countries. Today, Futures Magazine covers the derivatives business, which includes futures, options, foreign exchange, stocks and ETFs. An independent voice of the industry not aligned with an exchange or association, Futures has a multi-dimensional web presence that expands on the synergy between the print magazine and futuresmag.com.

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media company serving the insurance and investment markets. Through its Media and Reference divisions, SBM publishes 16 magazines, more than 30 targeted industry Web sites, and 150 reference titles. The Events Division hosts a dozen conferences supporting these brands. SBM’s Data Division is the leading provider of group benefits and retirement prospecting tools and insurance industry financial data. For more information, visit SummitBusinessMedia.com.

Contact
Ginger Szala
Group Editorial Director
312-846-4604
gszala@sbmedia.com

Lindsey McVay Brown
Marketing Manager
859-692-2208
lbrown@sbmedia.com

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