Capital Trading Group
CTA Profile - Ace Investment Strategists
Program - SIPC Regular
Principal(s): Yu-Dee Chang

Trading Strategy: Option Writer / Stock Indexes

Trading Description:
The Stock Index Premium Collection (SIPC) strategy writes call and put options on the S&P 500 index futures. The key to success is to balance option positions, where price changes and volatility are constantly changing, and, while exploiting the time decay aspect of option premiums. There are twelve cycles per year, ending on options expiration each month. Profitable outcomes can occur whether the S&P is up, down, or sideways as long as its price stays within a predetermined range. It works best when the market is somewhat, but not excessively volatile.

Many investors are focused on a single strategy that is successful only when the market is trending higher. In reality, we know that quite often the market is not trending at all, neither up nor down. Most of the time it is in more of a zig-zag mode called a consolidation. Therefore, when the market is in this condition, ACE uses a strategy to take advantage of the choppiness and non-direction. A basic tenet of this strategy is that, at times, it is best to determine where the market will not go versus where the market will go.
Trading Approach
Systematic - 70.00%
 Discretionary - 30.00%
Trading Methodology
Trend Following:
Non Trend Following:
Fundamental
Momentum
Counter-Trend Following
Pattern Recognition
Discretionary
Option Writer
Markets Traded

Non Diversified
Stock Indicies

Sector
US Markets
Contracts Traded
Futures
Options

Annual Performance Since 2003
2003
0.00%
2004
0.00%
2005
4.54%
2006
11.56%
2007
-0.33%
2008
-61.27%
2009
31.20%
Recent Performance
Currency Denomination - US Dollars 
2010 Monthly Return YTD Return Assets Under Mgt
07/31/10 0.43% -12.76% 15,300,000
06/30/10 5.77% -13.13% 15,900,000
05/31/10 -21.08% -17.87% 15,900,000
04/30/10 -2.18% 4.06% 21,100,000
03/31/10 2.91% 6.38% 21,900,000
02/28/10 1.06% 3.37% 22,000,000
01/31/10 2.29% 2.29% 21,800,000
2009 Monthly Return YTD Return Assets Under Mgt
12/31/09 6.19% 31.20% 22,200,000
11/30/09 3.91% 23.55% 22,400,000
10/31/09 -0.58% 18.90% 22,900,000
09/30/09 1.64% 19.59% 25,200,000
08/31/09 2.65% 17.66% 29,100,000


Accounting Notes: Mr. Chang began trading customer accounts according to the program in October 2001. ACE Investments, LLC began trading customer accounts according to the same program in May 2003.

VAMI Chart (Based on a $1,000 Initial Value)
Monthly Percentage Returns Chart

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS


Investment Details
 Disclosure Document Date
12/31/09  
 Starting Date of Program
10/01/01 
 Accepting New Money?
Yes  
 Average  Annual Rate of Return
-5.50% 
 Peak to Valley Drawdown
-69.54 % 
Average  Margin as % of Equity
50.00% 
 Round Turns per Million
3,200 
 Minimum Sized Account
75,000 
 Currency Denomination
US Dollars 
 Management Fee
2.00% 
 Incentive Fee
25.00% 
 Notional Funding?
No  
 Member of NFA
Yes  
 Other Memberships
None 


Statistical Definitions

(1) From January 1990 or Starting Date of Program - The Annual Average Rate of Return represents the compounded rate of return for each year or portion thereof presented. It is computed by applying successively respective monthly rate of return for each month beginning with the first month of that period. This includes all monthly data from the inception of the program or from January 1990, whichever is less.
(2) From January 1990 or Starting Date of Program
- The Worst Peak-to-Valley Drawdown is defined as the greatest cumulative percentage decline in net asset value due to losses sustained by the trading program during any period in which the initial net asset value is not equaled or exceeded by a subsequent asset value. "Monthly" indicates that the Worst-Peak-to-Valley Drawdown" is based on monthly Data.

 
Mr. Chang began trading customer accounts according to the program in October 2001. ACE Investments, LLC began trading customer accounts according to the same program in May 2003.

 

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. CAPTIAL TRADING GROUP LP NO 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