Our newsletter for the week is up, and this time we’re looking at the terminology of managed futures itself. You see, when people ask us about our jobs, we sometimes have to fight the urge to respond that we are linguists. When it comes to interacting with the public, press, investors and more, we frequently find that half of our time is spent identifying and clarifying semantic issues. Conversations center on definitions, delineations and distinctions. While this is necessitated, in part, by the very complex nature of managed futures as an investment, it is also symbolic of just how diverse the field truly is, and how many options lie before investors. Understanding these terms and concepts is the only way to make good decisions for your portfolio and goals.

Perhaps we would not have to spend quite so much time explaining the nuances of managed futures lingo and principles if it were not for how difficult it is to discern what everything means without some kind of guidance. So, for today’s newsletter, we invited several industry participants to take a look at the language surrounding managed futures, and discuss the significance (or lack thereof) of the terms we use.

What’s in a name? Potentially a great deal…