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Year-to-Date N / A
Sep -0.86%
Min. Investment $ 100k Inception Apr 1999 Assets $ 4.2M
Mgmt Fee 2.00% Sharpe (RFR=1%) 0.55 Worst DD -31.10
Perf Fee 20.00% CAROR 7.45% S&P Correlation 0.02
Arcadia Fund : Global Managed Futures

Performance

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTDDD
2010-2.34-4.04-2.42-1.470.561.021.982.06-0.86-5.55-9.90
20090.84-6.205.810.616.632.19-3.573.10-6.18-10.41-2.81-5.84-16.09-23.53
20080.47-2.10-0.904.214.63-4.1310.052.22-0.51-1.194.28-1.1616.14-4.13
2007-2.456.07-4.102.690.17-2.287.170.190.926.682.14-4.2312.79-4.23
20062.48-4.195.605.092.145.12-1.78-0.215.640.465.52-2.9224.66-4.19
2005-0.31-5.562.175.02-2.205.01-3.832.79-3.06-2.92-2.28-3.49-8.98-12.26
2004-5.694.740.582.82-0.440.20-3.56-0.79-1.00-0.477.083.096.06-5.95
20031.235.04-0.93-0.411.30-0.88-1.10-3.518.493.751.82-0.1914.99-5.46
2002-1.09-3.94-4.092.98-1.637.004.003.115.20-0.360.322.5714.25-8.87
20011.75-6.89-1.047.114.48-1.220.86-1.54-1.972.92-2.6710.3511.53-7.86
20005.822.33-1.773.224.082.20-0.910.111.86-0.36-0.764.9122.42-1.77
19993.08-1.40-1.391.18-0.42-0.880.661.42-0.221.96-2.90
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL.

Strategy Description

Summary

The Global Managed Futures Fund offers investors a high-frequency multi-strategy short-term quantitative trading approach. It uses a large number of statistically researched, computer-tested trading strategies that have had a proven real time trading performance of over 9 years, that is uncorrelated with equity indices and trend-following systems. Rigorous risk management is implemented by using multiple, uncorrelated strategies, both momentum and counter-trend, with diversification over 37 global futures markets. The average duration of each trade is 1.5 days. Tight stop-losses are employed on all trades.

*Note on commission structure in historical performance record:  Before Jun 06, the average commission for the track record was $12.  After Jun 06, due to transition to electronic trading, the average commission was reduced to $3.00

Risk Management

Trade execution and real-time risk monitoring are carried out using an in-house developed automated software-driven trading and monitoring platform, using multiple server locations in different geographical regions.

Risk Disclosures

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL.

YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE THAT IS OFTEN OBTAINABLE IN COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, AND FOREX TRADING CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THE USE OF LEVERAGE CAN LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS. IN SOME CASES, MANAGED COMMODITY ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS AND EACH FEE TO BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BY THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA"). THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") REQUIRE THAT PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS OF A CTA RECEIVE A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE THEY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WHEREBY THE CTA WILL DIRECT OR GUIDE THE CLIENT'S COMMODITY INTEREST TRADING AND THAT FEES AND CERTAIN RISK FACTORS BE HIGHLIGHTED. IASG WILL PROVIDE YOU A COPY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AT NO COST. YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE CTA'S DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND STUDY IT CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE TRADING PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ON THIS WEBSITE NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CTA'S DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY IASG FROM SOURCES DEEMED RELIABLE, BUT IASG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION. NEITHER IASG NOR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, AND NONE OF THESE PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, DAMAGES, OR COSTS, RELATING TO THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS REPORT.

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