CTA Challenge 2017 Participants
To learn more about each participant in the CTA Challenge, simply click on their name below.
| Manager | Program | Strategy | Minimum |
| Abraham Trading Company | Abraham Diversified Program | Systematic, Diversified, Trend Following, Quantitative Analysis | $2,000,000 |
| Alpha Centauri Capital Management, LLC | Alpha Centauri Tactical Opportunities *QEP* | Discretionary, Diversified, Volatility | $500,000 |
| Atlantic Capital Advisors, LLC | Systematic Global Macro *QEP* | Systematic, Short-Term, Diversified | $1,000,000 |
| Bensboro Advisors, LLC | Seasonal Spread Trading *QEP* | Discretionary, Diversified, Spread Trading | $250,000 |
| Bocken Trading, LLC | Discretionary Trading Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Camkay Capital Management, LLC | Stock Indices Short-Term | Systematic, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Clarke Capital Management, Inc. | Worldwide Program | Systematic, Diversified, Technical, Trend Following | $250,000 |
| Covenant Capital Management, LLC | CCM Tactical Growth *QEP* | Systematic, Short-Term, Volatility | $100,000 |
| Dairy Opportunities, LLC | Dairy Opportunities Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Ditsch Trading, LLC | Discretionary Trading Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Dreiss Research Corporation | Global Diversified Program *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Technical, Trend Following | $1,000,000 |
| Eckhardt Trading Company | Standard Plus Program *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Trend Following | $10,000,000 |
| Eco Capital Management, LLC | Global Opportunities Program *QEP* | Systematic, Short-Term, Diversified | $2,000,000 |
| Emil Van Essen, LLC | Long-Short Commodity Program *QEP* | Systematic, Discretionary, Sector Specialist | $1,000,000 |
| Emil Van Essen, LLC | Multi-Strategy Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Multi-Strategy, Sector Specialist | $4,000,000 |
| Emil Van Essen, LLC | Spread Trading Program *QEP* | Systematic, Sector Specialist, Technical | $5,000,000 |
| Goldman Management, Inc | Stock Index Futures *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $500,000 |
| Ilgenwald Trading, LLC | Ilgenwald Trading Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Integrated Managed Futures Corp | IMFC Global Investment Program *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Trend Following | $2,000,000 |
| Kronos Management, LLC | Simplicity Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Diversified | $500,000 |
| M&R Capital, LLC | Livestock Trading Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| M6 Capital Management, LLC | Standard Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $300,000 |
| Mehnert Capital Management, LLC | Diversified Trading Program *PROP* | Systematic, Diversified, Technical, Trend Following | $750,000 |
| Metolius Capital, LLC | Metolius Diversified Systematic Global Macro *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Fundamental, Trend Following | $4,000,000 |
| Opus Futures, LLC | Advanced Ag Trading Program | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $100,000 |
| Paskewitz Asset Management, LLC | Contrarian S&P Stock Index Program *QEP* | Systematic, Sector Specialist, Technical | $1,000,000 |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC | Global Program *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Multi-Strategy | $20,000,000 |
| Rosetta Capital Management, LLC | Rosetta Trading Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $250,000 |
| Sector Arc Advisors, LLC | Global Lean Hog Ag Strategy | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $250,000 |
| Southwest Managed Investments, LLC | Global Diversified Program | Systematic, Diversified, Trend Following | $200,000 |
| Spring Valley Asset Management, LLC | SVAM Tactical Trend Portfolio *QEP* | Systematic, Diversified, Technical | $1,000,000 |
| Three Rock Capital Management, Ltd | Global Macro Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $1,000,000 |
| Tyche Capital Advisors, LLC | TCA Institutional Spreads Program | Systematic & Discretionary, Sector Specialist, Multi-Strategy | $250,000 |
| Typhon Capital Management, LLC | Vulcan Metals Program *QEP* | Discretionary, Fundamental, Sector Specialist | $1,000,000 |
| Valia Capital Management, LLC | Global Tactical Program | Discretionary, Technical, Diversified | $200,000 |
| White Indian Trading Company, Ltd | 24 Program | Systematic, Short-Term, Diversified | $250,000 |
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