Opalesque Industry Update - Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, today posted the monthly performance data for its suite of Hedge Fund Indices.
· Newedge CTA Index: June -0.19% / YTD +1.75% The Newedge CTA Index top performance for the month of June included:
· Brummer and Partners (Lynx): est. +1.89% The Short-Term Traders Index top performers for the month of June included:
· Kaiser Trading Group Pty. Ltd. (2X): est. +3.17% The Newedge CTA Index, which is equally weighted, calculates the daily rate of return for a pool of the largest CTAs that are willing to provide daily returns and are open to new investment. The Newedge AlternativeEdge Short-Term Traders Index (STTI) is designed to track the daily performance of a portfolio of short-term, diversified CTAs who have less than a 10-day average holding period, are willing to provide daily returns and are open to new investment. The Newedge Volatility Trading Index (VTI) is a performance measure for the volatility trading and arbitrage style within the hedge fund universe. It is an equally weighed portfolio of Volatility Trading & Arbitrage funds. The Newedge Macro Trading Index (MTI) includes global macro managers who typically employ top-down fundamental research to forecast the effect of global macroeconomic and political events on the valuation of financial instruments. These strategies may be either discretionary or systematic, and are frequently focused on a diversified basket of instruments. The Newedge Commodity Trading Index (CTI) includes funds that utilize a variety of investment strategies to profit from price moves in commodity markets. Managers may typically use either (i) a trading orientated approach, typically involving the trading of physical commodity products and/or of commodity derivative instruments in either directional or relative value strategies; Or (ii) Long short equity strategies focused on commodity related stocks.
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Industry Updates
June performance data released for Newedge’s Hedge Fund Indices
Monday, July 12, 2010
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