About Alternative Options

Alternative Options (AOCTA) is a specialized trading firm that offers professionally managed commodity option portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and family offices.

  • Decades of Experience
  • Deep Understanding of Commodity Pricing Dynamics
  • Highly Adaptive, First Principles Approach
  • Exclusive Focus on Commodities

Meet Our Team

Alternative Options (AOCTA) is a specialized investment firm that focuses exclusively on commodities – including precious metals, agricultural products and energy. Based in Florida, Alternative Options is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association. Alternative Options is focused exclusively on commodity futures and options markets, including Gold, Silver, Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Sugar, Cotton, Coffee, Cocoa, FCOJ, Live Cattle, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Gasoline.

Matthew Donovan

Matthew Donovan

Strategy and Execution
Justin Cardwell

Justin Cardwell

Research and Technology
Rosemary Veasey

Rosemary Veasey

Client Service and Administration

Krista Cordier

Brand Ambassador
Henry Becker - Chief Compliance Officer

Henry Becker

Chief Compliance Officer
E. J. Irvin

E. J. Irvin

Consultant

Investment Philosophy

What is unique or proprietary about what we do? Fundamental approach to option trading. In an industry full of quants that are tracking every transaction to the millionth decimal place, trying to make a fraction of a penny in a fraction of a second, Alternative Options takes the long view. We conduct extensive research, fundamental and technical analysis, and apply first principles to formulate accurate long-term market forecasts. These forecasts are not necessarily projections of what the market will do, but more often what it will not do. Our decades of experience and accumulated knowledge of the physical commodities is put to use through exchange-trade derivatives. We take a largely fundamental approach to trading options.

FAQ

Alternative Options (AOCTA) is a specialized investment firm that focuses exclusively on commodities – including precious metals, agricultural products and energy. Based in Florida, AOCTA is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association.

A commodity trading advisor (CTA) is an individual or organization that, for compensation or profit, advises others, directly or indirectly, as to the value of or the advisability of trading futures contracts, options on futures, retail off-exchange forex contracts or swaps. All registered CTAs who manage or exercise discretion over customer accounts or provide commodity trading advice based on, or tailored to, the commodity interest or cash market positions or other circumstances or characteristics of particular clients must be NFA Members.

The National Futures Association (NFA) is a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the U.S. derivatives industry, including futures, forex, and swaps markets. It works to protect investors and regulate the financial derivatives market in the United States. NFA requires brokers, futures merchants, commodity pool operators, and advisors to register their business.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government created in 1974 that regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options.

The stated mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) requires certain firms and individuals that conduct business in the derivatives industry to register with the CFTC. CFTC regulations also require, with few exceptions, CFTC registered firms to be NFA Members. The CFTC has delegated registration responsibility to NFA.

All futures professionals required to register with the CFTC are granted registration only after a thorough investigation of their background to determine if they meet the fitness standards set forth in the CEA.

Alternative Options CTA accounts are available to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trusts. The recommended opening balance for new clients is $1 million, the minimum is $250k. We offer a speculative trading program with risk of loss.

Those meeting the capital requirements are invited to book a consultation. If the risk profile and financial objectives are a good fit, a commodity futures/options account can be open and trading in as little as 30 days.

AOCTA does not accept other CTA’s, hedge funds, brokers, or trading firms as clientele. For professional fund managers interested in consulting services, portfolio assessments, or market commentary, please Contact Us.

Commodities provide an opportunity for true diversification from the standard slate of stocks, bonds, and real estate. Commodities like gold, wheat, cocoa, and crude oil are tangible, and their values are based on real-world fundamental drivers. Commodity futures and options exchanges are reliable, well-regulated, active, and to varying degrees, liquid. These multi-trillion-dollar markets are used extensively by the agricultural, industrial, and financial sectors. However, in our opinion, these tools have been underutilized by high-net-worth investors. Everyone follows the price of oil — it’s time to start profiting from it (with the understanding that there is also a risk of loss). Click here for more information about commodity markets.