The CASAM CISDM Hedge Fund Database (formerly the MAR Database) is the oldest CTA and Hedge Fund database in the market and is the source of data for the CASAM CISDM indices. The database began tracking CTAs in 1979 and hedge funds in 1992 and currently contains qualitative and quantitative information for approximately 4,500 hedge funds, funds of funds, CTAs and CPOs.

A graveyard database is also available that contains qualitative and quantitative information for over 9,000 hedge funds, funds of funds, CTAs and CPOs.

Academic subscriptions to the CISDM Hedge Fund/CTA Database are available for an annual fee of $750 and a site license is $1500, both are one year subscriptions. Manager contact information is not available.

If you would like to obtain an academic license, you will need to fill out the agreement form.

To obtain an agreement form, please contact:

Lyne Laliberte
Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property
University of Massachusetts
70 Butterfield Terrace, Room 304
Amherst, MA 01003-9242
Phone: +1-413-545-1062
Fax: +1-413-545-3632
Email: laliberte@research.umass.edu