Darwinian Trading : DST2

Summary

-The Advisor currently is offering its Futures Program ("The Program"). The Program is known as the Advisor's DST2 Program. The minimum account size for The Program generally is $3,000,000. The Advisor's trading methods are proprietary and confidential. The following description is general by necessity and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Advisor employs technical, systems-based trading strategies to make 99% of its trading decisions. Technical analysis is based on the theory that a study of the markets themselves (rather than fundamental economic factors like supply and demand) will provide a means of anticipating futures prices. Technical analysis of the markets often includes a study of the actual daily, weekly and monthly price volume and open interest data and may use charts and/or computer programs to analyze such data. The Advisor currently employs a simple proprietary system across 40 different futures markets grouped into seven market sectors. The sectors currently traded are Energies, Metals, Grains, Currencies, Long Term Interest Rates, Short Term Interest rates and Soft Commodities. A proprietary statistical overlay is then used to determine potential profit opportunities amongst the sectors and margin is allocated accordingly. Although The Program has a strong basis in Long Term Trend Following, The Program will judiciously sell strength and buy weakness to close profitable positions. The statistical overlay also determines the entry points for opening new positions, on a sector by sector basis. Additionally, The Advisor employs a proprietary portfolio that governs all aspects of The Program's trading. The emphasis, for this program, is on portfolio management rather than market timing. This includes, but is not limited to, position size, number of sectors traded, and overall margin usage. The portfolio is based on diversification between market sectors and purposeful re-balancing of portfolio risk. The Advisor reserves the right to modify its trading systems and to add or delete trading systems used to trade customer accounts at any time and from time to time. However, any modifications, additions or deletions will reflect the Advisor's overall philosophy that its systems should remain simple, robust and easily understandable. There are no limitations on the Advisor's trading programs. However, account equity and speculative position limits may constrain the extent to which an account may participate in the Advisor's Programs. The Advisor primarily will trade grains, softs, metals, energies, currencies and financials. However, the Advisor may trade in any type of commodity interest that is now, or may hereafter be, offered for trading in any U.S. or international exchanges or markets (whether regulated or over-the-counter). The Advisor, in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time, will add or delete a contract or market based on, among other factors, changes in performance, volatility, and liquidity or margin requirements of that contract or market.