Professional Management. Alternative Market Exposure.
Access actively managed futures and options strategies designed to pursue opportunities across global markets while maintaining a disciplined approach to risk. Wrice Financial Group provides discretionary managed account services for qualified investors seeking exposure beyond traditional stock and bond portfolios.
What Are Managed Futures?
Managed futures are professionally managed investment strategies that use futures, options, and related derivatives to participate in global financial and commodity markets. Unlike traditional investment portfolios that primarily depend on rising stock and bond prices, managed futures strategies can establish both long and short positions—providing the flexibility to pursue opportunities across different market environments. Our approach combines active portfolio management, derivatives expertise, hedging, and disciplined risk controls within a separately managed account.
Opportunity Across Global Markets
Managed futures provide access to some of the world's largest and most liquid financial markets. Our strategies may identify opportunities across:
Equity Indices
Major U.S. and global equity-index futures can provide efficient exposure to broad market movements.
Foreign Exchange
Currency futures and related instruments may be used to participate in changing monetary policy, interest-rate expectations, and global capital flows.
Metals
Gold and other selected metals may provide opportunities driven by inflation, monetary conditions, safe-haven demand, and global economic activity.
Energy
Selected energy markets may be utilized when market conditions present appropriate opportunities.
Designed for Different Market Environments
Traditional portfolios are often heavily dependent upon long-term appreciation in equities.
Managed futures provide considerably greater flexibility.
Strategies may establish:
Long Positions when markets are expected to appreciate.
Short Positions when markets are expected to decline.
Hedged Positions when reducing downside exposure is a priority.
Option Positions when volatility, income generation, or defined-risk exposure presents an opportunity.
This ability to adapt positioning allows the portfolio to respond to changing economic and market conditions rather than relying exclusively on continuously rising markets.
The Role of Options
Options can provide another layer of flexibility within a managed futures portfolio.
Depending on market conditions, options may be used to:
Generate Premium Income
Option-writing strategies can generate premium under appropriate market conditions.
Define Risk
Purchased options can establish predetermined downside protection for certain positions.
Hedge Existing Exposure
Options can help offset risk associated with futures or other portfolio positions.
Express Market Views
Option structures can provide targeted exposure to price direction, volatility, or specific market scenarios.
Rather than relying on a single strategy, we evaluate how futures and options can work together within the broader portfolio.
Your Account. Professionally Managed.
Client assets remain in a separately managed brokerage account held in the client’s name with an approved futures commission merchant or custodian. Wrice Financial Group receives trading authority to implement the managed futures strategy without taking physical custody of client assets.
Direct Ownership
Assets remain in the client’s brokerage account.
Professional Management
Wrice Financial Group manages trading within the agreed investment mandate.
Account Transparency
Clients receive account statements and reporting directly through their brokerage relationship.
Built Around Risk Management
Our objective is not simply to identify profitable trades. Every position must be considered within the risk of the overall portfolio.
Wrice Financial Group combines directional positioning with derivatives-based risk management to control exposure and protect capital where appropriate.
Our process may incorporate:
- Position sizing and portfolio exposure limits
- Futures and options strategies
- Protective options and hedging
- Diversification across selected markets
- Defined entry and exit disciplines
- Ongoing portfolio monitoring
- Drawdown and volatility management
The objective is to pursue attractive risk-adjusted opportunities while maintaining a disciplined approach to portfolio risk.
Important Risk Disclosure
Futures, options, and other derivatives involve substantial risk of loss and are not suitable for all investors. Leverage can magnify both gains and losses, and investors may lose more than the amount initially committed in certain circumstances. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Any investment program should be evaluated in light of the investor’s objectives, financial circumstances, and tolerance for risk.