TTU57: Why The Market Environment Looks Exciting For CTAs ft. Tim Pickering of Auspice Capital Advisors

Our next year-in-review is from a recent guest who discusses the roller coaster feel to 2014, and why it was a good year for the CTA industry. He talks about what his firm learned from 2014 and why he is very excited about this year.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• The ups and downs of 2014 from Tim’s perspective.
• What markets contributed most for his firm during the year.
• What markets he wished he did better in for 2014 and what he learned from those market shifts.
• The kinds of strategies they trade and what stood out as working well.
• What big worlds events are visualized in the markets and how they affect the strategies.
• How Auspice grew in 2014 and what were the drivers of that growth.
• What changed in their research process in 2014.
• Why Tim is very excited about the market environment in 2015.
• Why he wants to make sure investors sign up with his firm for the right reasons, not just chasing returns.
• What caused 2014 to be the biggest client acquisition year ever for Auspice Capital.
• What Auspice has planned for 2015.

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Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Listen to 2 other hour-long episodes with Tim Pickering here and here.

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