Commodity Trading Advisors - CTA

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Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) are responsible for the actual trading of managed accounts. There are approximately 800 CTAs registered with the National Futures Association (NFA), which is the self-regulatory organization for futures and options markets.

The two major types of advisors are technical traders and fundamental traders. Technical traders may use computer software programs to follow pricing trends and perform quantitative analysis. Fundamental traders forecast prices by analysis of supply and demand factors and other market information.

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