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Amplitude Capital - Amplitude Capital Klassik Fund
Principal(s): Karsten Schroeder, Dr. Shamil Chandaria, Steffen Bendel, John Harrison, & Peter Voss
Trading System: Systematic / Globally Diversified
Investor Suitability (If Applicable): Accredited Investors Only
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Trading Description
he Amplitude Capital Klassik Fund is systematic and globally diversified. It is the natural expansion into the medium-term space with an average holding period of 30 days to 6 weeks. The program trades 69 different markets in all four asset classes with no regional bias. The Amplitude Capital Klassik Fund benefits from a range of extensively researched components that are applied in the existing program, the Amplitude Dynamic Trading Fund. The Dynamic Trading Fund is Amplitude's high frequency CTA that started trading in 2005 and is currently hard-closed at USD $800 million. The Klassik Fund also features brand new developments specifically designed for the longer holding period. The program seeks to deliver around 25% per year with an annualized volatility of slightly below 20% and provides a good level of diversification within the medium to long term CTA space.
Trading Approach
100.00% Systematic
0.00% Discretionary

Trading Methodology
Trend Following
Medium Term

Markets Traded
Diversified

Sector
Global Markets

Contracts Traded
Futures
Recent Performance
Currency Denomination - US Dollars
2010 Monthly Return YTD Return Assets Under Mgt
08/31/10 1.89% -4.56% 28,500,000
07/31/10 -8.39% -6.33% 29,700,000
06/30/10 2.03% 2.25% 30,000,000
05/31/10 -0.28% 0.21% 31,400,000
04/30/10 2.88% 0.49% 31,500,000
03/31/10 7.56% -2.32% 31,400,000
02/28/10 -6.62% -9.19% 27,100,000
01/31/10 -2.75% -2.75% 22,000,000
2009 Monthly Return YTD Return Assets Under Mgt
12/31/09 -4.11% -3.03% 23,000,000
11/30/09 4.55% 1.12% 23,000,000
10/31/09 -3.75% -3.28% 23,000,000
09/30/09 0.49% 0.49% 20,000,000
Annual Performance for Last 5 Years
Currency Denomination - US Dollars

Year
Annualized Compounded ROR
2009
-3.03%
2008
0.00%
2007
0.00%
2006
0.00%
2005
0.00%
2004
0.00%
2003
0.00%



 

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS
Monthly Percentage Returns Chart

VAMI Chart - (Based on a $1,000 Initial Value)

Investment Details
Disclosure Document Date
00/00/00
Starting Date of Program
09/01/09
Accepting New Money?
Yes
Average Annual Rate of Return
-7.59 %
Peak to Valley Drawdown
-12.92 %
Average Margin as % of Equity
14.00%
Round Turns per Million
2,000
Minimum Sized Account
100,000
Currency Denomination
US Dollars
Management Fee
2.00%
Incentive Fee
20.00%
Notional Funding?
No
Member of NFA
No
Other Memberships
None

 

Risk Disclosure
THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE ("FOREX") IS SUBSTANTIAL. THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE ASSOCIATED WITH COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THIS HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE CAN RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES, AS WELL AS GAINS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON. THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.

THE ABOVE PERFORMANCE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE CTAS. MANAGED CAPITAL ADVISORY GROUP IN NOW WAY GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY OF THESE NUMBERS AND HAS SUPPLIED THEM TO YOU FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION TO BUY OR AN OFFER TO SELL. NO INVESTMENT SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT FULLY REVIEWING THE ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS, FEES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS OUTLINED IN EACH CTA'S RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. THERE MAY BE CTAS WHO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO PARTICIPATE THAT MAY HAVE BETTER OR WORSE PERFORMANCE THAN THOSE CTAS IN OUR DATABASE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT RISK OF LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS. PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION BEFORE INVESTING IN FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS. FUTURES TRADING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS

Monthly Return Calculations: As of 4/1/2004, CTAs are required to calculate monthly returns according to NFA RULE 2-34 which states (1) Member CTAs must calculate rate of return according to CFTC Regulation 4.35(a)(6) using nominal account size as the denominator. (2) Drawdown information reported under CFTC Regulation 4.35(a)(1)(v) and (vi) must be based on rate of return figures using nominal account size as the denominator. (3) In calculating net performance, Member CTAs may include interest earned on actual funds but may not impute interest on other funds.

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