Emil van Essen Wins Two Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards

CHICAGO--()--Chicago-based investment manager Emil van Essen, LLC announced that its flagship Spread Trading Program won BTOP awards for Best Defensive (Diversified) and Greatest Returns (High Volatility – Diversified) at the inaugural Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards ceremony held Monday night in Chicago.

“We were honored to receive these awards”

“We were honored to receive these awards,” said Emil van Essen, CEO. “Since the goal of our program is to generate strong non-correlated returns in all market environments, it was especially gratifying to be recognized in the defensive and greatest returns categories.”

Emil van Essen, LLC has grown from $210M assets under management in 2011 to over $470M in 2012. The Emil van Essen Spread Trading Program has outperformed both the Barclay CTA Index and Goldman Sachs Commodity Index for the last 4 years.

About Emil van Essen, LLC:

Emil van Essen, LLC is a Chicago, Illinois based investment management firm that specializes in commodity spread trading.

Contacts

Emil van Essen, LLC
Tony Zaccaria, 312-994-4500
Email: ir@emilvanessen.com