Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. is a Canadian based registered Portfolio Manager / Investment Council and a registered CTA and NFA member. Auspice’s core expertise is managing commodity risk and designing and executing systematic trading strategies. Auspice trades over 30 different commodities for its funds. On the active investment side, Auspice operates the Auspice Managed Futures LP and the Auspice Diversified Trust. On the passive side, Auspice is the investment manager for the Claymore Natural Gas Commodity ETF. In addition, Auspice was instrumental in the creation of the NGX Canadian Natural Gas Index in conjunction with the TSX and NGX. The Auspice team is led by two experienced institutional commodity traders: Tim Pickering and Ken Corner. Their background consists of trading OTC and exchange traded derivatives in energy, commodities, currency, and interest rates. Tim Pickering, President of Auspice, held previous senior trading roles at TD Securities and Shell Trading (V.P. Options Trading, North America). Ken Corner, COO of Auspice, also held senior positions at Shell Trading and TD Securities.