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Soya and coffee tell a tale of two beans affecting CTA funds differently

While energy has fuelled many futures funds this year, variable outlooks for agricultural contracts have seen mixed fortunes for portfolios in smaller markets

Soybeans have proven a volatile smaller market to trade as worries over drought and Chinese demand have thrown futures prices around, disturbing some CTA funds' bets in a market largely lacking direction in May.

However, the main focus of most funds in May continued to be the up-again, down-again fortunes of the Brent Crude barrel.

Martin Lueck, Aspect Capital's director and joint head of research

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