MAR RATIO
Measurement of risk-adjusted return that assimilates the performance of commodity trading advisors, hedge funds, and trading techniques. To compute the MAR Ratio, divide the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of a fund or strategy, beginning with its kick off by its largest drawdown. The higher the ratio, the better the risk-adjusted return is. MAR Ratio term was taken from Managed Accounts Report newsletter that developed the metric.
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