Enter the CTA Intelligence US Performance Awards 2017


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 YorkPlease 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 yearsemerging 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.