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06/17/2026

Myth #1: Negative correlation ≠ one investment up, one investment down.

It means returns don't move together all the time, a key concept behind diversification.

06/10/2026

Understanding performance is only part of monitoring a managed futures portfolio. Understanding the reports behind that performance is equally important.

FCM statements contain critical information about positions, margin usage, account balances, open trade equity, and currency exposure. Yet many investors only glance at the bottom-line account value.

In our latest article, we walk through the key components of a futures account statement and highlight what investors should be reviewing on a regular basis.

Read the full article: https://www.iasg.com/blog/2026/06/01/how-to-read-your-fcm-statement

06/03/2026

The managed futures landscape continues to evolve, and so do the tools and resources supporting it.

IASG continues to expand its platform to provide research-driven insights and technology-focused resources for the managed futures industry.

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05/27/2026

The futures industry has spent decades innovating around speed, technology, and access.

Now it’s evolving in another important way: contract size.

Micro and mini futures contracts are opening the door for more precise risk management, greater flexibility, and broader participation across the futures landscape.

IASG’s Greg Taunt explores why smaller contracts are gaining traction and how they may reshape the way investors and advisors approach portfolio construction.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://www.iasg.com/blog/2026/05/06/shrinking-futures-contracts-why-smaller-is-better

05/11/2026

Even Warren Buffett, who resisted stock splits for 30+ years, eventually launched Berkshire Class B at 1/1500 the size of Class A. Today, the smaller version trades 500x the daily volume of the larger.

Futures markets are running the same play on a much faster cycle. As the S&P and gold have outgrown their original contract sizes, CME has rolled out mini and micro contracts that bring precise position sizing to allocators who'd otherwise be stuck with clumsy round-number exposures.

A Micro E-mini S&P today has a notional of ~$35k, roughly the size of the original full-size S&P contract from 1982, despite being 50x smaller. The original "big" contract now exceeds $1.75M.

What this means for your allocation, plus what's coming from CME (including the new QSPX):

Outside of Warren Buffett, most companies actively endeavor to keep the price of shares reasonable for a wide audience, which can increase adoption rates and make their stock more desirable. Futures markets run into similar constraints. As contract values grow, they become harder to trade. Just like...

04/27/2026

The Masters just wrapped... and Greg Taunt noticed the same pattern investors should care about.

The favorites (Rory, Scottie) took the top two spots, as expected. Consistency over time is rare in golf, and it's rare in trading too. That's why, at IASG, we typically recommend a 3-to-5-year horizon when allocating to CTAs... long enough for programs to prove themselves across different market cycles.

Greg's latest piece walks through how building a CTA portfolio mirrors picking a Master's roster: the heavyweights, the contenders, the rising talent, and the cautionary tales every investor should know.

Read it here:

With the conclusion of the 90th Masters Tournament, it struck me how much selecting a winner mirrors choosing a CTA for an investment portfolio. In any single tournament, a long-shot player can steal the show and post a career-defining victory. Yet the managers who deliver the most reliable long-ter...

04/10/2026

New listing in the IASG database: FTC Capital GmbH — FTC Futures Fund Classic C (EUR)

A systematic, multi-strategy futures fund with a trend-following core spanning equity indices, rates, bonds, currencies, and commodities. Short-term trading and arbitrage models provide additional diversification. Strategies developed between 2005 and 2011, live since 2018.

Explore the full profile and performance history on IASG: https://www.iasg.com/groups/ftc-capital-gmbh1/programs/ftc-futures-fund-classic-c-eur/snapshot

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL.

04/08/2026

With hundreds of managed futures programs to choose from, finding the right fit for your portfolio can feel overwhelming.

In this post, Greg Taunt walks through the tools and strategies he uses most on the IASG platform — from sorting by performance and Sharpe ratio, to applying filters for track record and AUM, to testing combinations with our Blender tool.

Whether you're building a diversified portfolio or just starting your research, this is a great place to begin.

🔗 Read the full post: https://www.iasg.com/blog/2026/04/04/how-to-find-the-right-managed-futures-programs-on-iasg

Having many options when choosing an investment manager is a great advantage. However, filtering through hundreds of programs to find the ones that best match your needs isn’t always easy. With hundreds of CTAs in our database, a few simple strategies can make the search process much more efficien...