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Entry rules for CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017
1. Inclusion:
- Only CTAs with their management/advisory company or team based in the USA or Canada will be eligible for the CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017
- CTAs interested in participating in the awards program must submit all information via the official CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017 online entry system.
- The
awards will be publicised internationally in the general and CTA media.
All awards finalists will be honoured—and the winners announced at a
dinner on Thursday, February 16 at 583 Park Avenue, New York. Please mark this date on your calendar.
All winners will also be invited to be interviewed by CTA Intelligence.
The deadline for inclusion is Friday, December 9.
2. Criteria:
The 2017 awards seek submissions in the following categories:
Best diversified CTA under $500m
Best diversified CTA over $500m
Best specialised CTA
Best CTA long term performance under $500m (5 years)
Best CTA long term performance over $500m (5 years)
Best emerging CTA (12-36 months)
Best newcomer CTA (<12 months)
Best risk adjusted returns under $500m (3 years)
Best risk adjusted returns over $500m (3 years)
Best managed futures mutual fund
Best options strategy
Best currency strategy
Best ag strategy
Best discretionary manager
Best trend-follower over $500m
Best trend-follower under $500m
Best short-term trader over $250m
Best short-term trader under $250m
Best investable CTA index
Best multi-manager fund
Best innovative fee product
CTA
management firm of the year (Nominated)
Outstanding contribution (Nominated)
Systematic macro
Any CTA satisfying the following criteria will be eligible
for the CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017:
Base of operations:
- CTAs
submitting in all categories must have their management/advisory company
or team based in USA or Canada and submit their USD share class.
Strategy/program:
- CTAs submitting for any of the categories with the exception of
emerging CTA and newcomer CTA categories must trade/invest primarily in
futures, forwards, or options over the last three years in one
or more of the strategies/programs described by the categories above.
- CTAs submitting for the emerging CTA category must trade/invest
primarily in futures, forwards, or options over the last 12-35 months.
- CTAs submitting for the newcomer category must trade/invest
primarily in futures, forwards, or options over the last 6-12 months.
Assets under management:
- CTAs submitting for any of the categories (apart from the
emerging and newcomer categories) must have a minimum of 10 million (USD) in
assets under management ending September 30, 2016.
- CTAs submitting for the emerging category must have a minimum of
10 million (USD) in assets under management ending September 30, 2016.
- CTAs submitting for the newcomer category must have a minimum of 1 million (USD) in assets under management ending September 30, 2016.
Please submit the USD share class for the awards.
Track record:
- CTAs submitting for any of the categories
except categories best CTA long term performance - 5 years, emerging
CTA and newcomer CTA must have a track record of 3
years ending with their September 2016 performance figures.
- CTAs submitting for the long term performance – 5 years
categories must have a track record of 5 years ending with their
September 2016 performance figures.
- CTAs submitting for the emerging category must
have a track record of 12 to 35 months of performance data ending with their
September 2016 performance.
- CTAs submitting for the newcomer category must have a track record of 6 - 12 months of performance data ending with their September 2016 performance.
Nominated categories:
Please note that entries are not accepted for those categories marked ‘Nominated’. The shortlist for these categories will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
3. Judging Decisions:
The judging panel will comprise representatives from CTA Intelligence, leading institutional, private investors and industry experts.
Each member of the judging panel will have an equal vote in choosing the winners in each category. Decisions should be unanimous, but a majority will suffice.
Judging decisions will be based on performance, qualitative information and structural criteria.
A shortlist of finalists for each category will be announced in November with the winners revealed on Thursday, February 16 at 583 Park Avenue, New York
4. Contact Us:
General inquiries about the CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017 and the judging for the awards can be directed to the individuals listed below.
Sponsorship:
For information about CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards sponsorship opportunities please contact Antonio Rua at a.rua@pageantmedia.com or telephone: +44 (0)20 7832 6581.
Entries/Table enquiries:
For table enquiries, please contact Antonio Rua at a.rua@pageantmedia.com or telephone +44 (0)20 7832 6581.
General enquiries
For
general event inquiries, please contact Nicole Maragh at n.maragh@pageantmedia.com or
telephone +44 (0)20 7832 6578.