Commodity trading advisor. Financial market participants. A Commodity trading advisor (CTA) is US financial regulatory term for an individual or organization who is retained by a fund or individual client to provide advice and services related to trading in futures contracts, commodity options and/or swaps. They are responsible for the trading within managed futures accounts.
Noel /noel/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Noel) is pronounced NOH-el. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Noel is Christmas. Used since the Middle Ages. Playwright and actor Noel Coward.
Family History and Genealogy Resources by Surname. Noel Surname Origin. (Origin French) Christmas; a name given probably to a child born at that time. Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.