Matt Osborne, Altegris

About the Author

Matt Osborne, Altegris

Matt Osborne is co-founder of the Altegris group of companies, and executive vice president and managing director of Altegris Advisors.

Matt Osborne has more than 22 years of international business and financial market experience. As a co-founder of the Altegris group of companies, an Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Altegris Advisors, and a senior advisor of other affiliates, Mr. Osborne is responsible for Strategic Initiatives. Prior to co-founding Altegris, Mr. Osborne was Director of Research for the Managed Investments Division of Man Financial.

Mr. Osborne had a 12-year career with a preeminent family office in his native New Zealand. In his role as Investment Manager, he was responsible for formulating investment policies and implementing a global asset allocation program that specialized in alternative investment strategies such as hedge funds and Managed Futures. He also gained significant trading expertise in foreign currencies, stocks, fixed income, global futures and options.

Mr. Osborne actively participates in the Vistage Key Executives Business Coaching Program, a 14,500+ member organization that serves as the world’s foremost executive leadership association. 

• Managed Futures and Commodities Are Not the Same

  By Matt Osborne, Altegris  |  November 11, 2010

  Despite the commodity nomenclature, managed futures should generally not be considered an exposure to commodities.

• Q3 Was Good for Stocks, and Managed Futures. Now in Q4…

  By Matt Osborne, Altegris  |  October 29, 2010

  The S&P500 TR Index was up 11.3% for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and is now in positive territory by 4.2% for the year to...

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  Managed Futures and Asset Allocation: Asset Class or Investment Strategy?

  By Matt Osborne, Altegris  |  October 1, 2010

  As alternative investments go mainstream, I believe it's time to acknowledge that the broad universe of alternatives is another asset class, alongside stocks, bonds, cash, real estate and commodities.

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  Alternative View: The Current Perspective on Managed Futures

  By Matt Osborne, Altegris  |  September 24, 2010

  It is relatively well known among investment professionals that the managed futures industry was one of the few bright lights among the gloom that pervaded investment portfolios throughout the credit crisis in 2008. We estimate that approximately 75% of the industry utilizes quantitative, trend-following strategies and the well-established trends in...