METHOD FOR GENERATING RULE-BASED ACTIVE FUTURES SELECTION INDICES

摘要

A method for generating a futures index based on active, rule-based analysis of at least two commodities futures is disclosed. The method can include identifying which commodity futures to include in a set under analysis. A parameter can be selected to measure a signal of future expected risk premium of each commodity future of the set. The signal for each commodity future of the set can be calculated. The set of commodity futures can be ranked relative to each other according to the value of the signal for each commodity future. A predetermined rule can be applied to each commodity future in the set to determine whether a position is taken in each commodity future, the determination depending on its ranking.