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# Alternative Analysis: EMC Capital Advisors

### It's rare to have the opportunity to learn more about an alternative investment firm that had its beginnings when Managed Futures was just getting started. And it's even more rare to see a program like that still thriving three decades later. This whitepaper shares our interview with EMC Capital Advisors President, John Krautsack, with the goal of learning how his vision lead to industry success.

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## In this report you'll learn: 

- How EMC Capital Advisors started because of Turtle Traders and modernized themselves with an emphasis on research.
- Why John describes Alternatives as a portfolio airbag.
- The story behind why the team designed a system without a volatility filter. 
- Hot Seat Questions discussing drawdowns and risk management.
- Insightful stories into the best and worst trades from a system with a 30 year track record.
- How their 3 new programs (one as a sub-advisor to a liquid mutual fund) have performed in the past two years. 

### Alternative Analysis: EMC Capital Advisors

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