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CTA Profile - Marathon Capital Growth Partners L.L.C.
Program - System FX Portfolio
Principal(s): Robert Ecke
Trading Strategy: Multi-System Trend-Following / Interbank

Trading Description:
Marathon Capital Growth Partners L.L.C., founded in March 1995, is dedicated to providing the best possible advice for directional strategies utilizing both discretionary and systematic approaches. Marathon offers five different portfolios to investors that vary both by trading style and diversification. Marathon participates in approximately 40 exchange traded markets globally.

The System Foreign Exchange (FX) Portfolio trades exclusively in currency futures contracts. Marathon's systematic approach employs an allocation model designed to identify certain conditions that have historically proven ideal for both increasing and decreasing portfolio exposure. This system utilizes a number of independent trading systems that differ primarily in sensitivity to price action and identifies market conditions that have historically proven ideal for trending markets and adjusts exposure commensurate with risk. The time horizon normally ranges between one and six weeks.

Trading Approach

Systematic - 100.00%
Discretionary - 0.00%
Trading Methodology
Trend Following: Long Term Medium Term Fundamental
Markets Traded
Currencies
Sector
Global Markets
Contracts Traded
Futures Forex

Annual Performance Since 2003

2003	0.00%
2004	0.00%
2005	-1.40%
2006	-1.43%
2007	2.12%
2008	5.56%
2009	1.95%

Recent Performance

Currency Denomination - US Dollars

2010	Monthly Return	YTD Return	Assets Under Mgt
08/31/10	-1.29%	-0.84%	10,000,000
07/31/10	-0.92%	0.46%	10,000,000
06/30/10	-0.11%	1.39%	10,000,000
05/31/10	-0.57%	1.50%	10,000,000
04/30/10	0.43%	2.09%	10,000,000
03/31/10	1.35%	1.65%	11,380,000
02/28/10	0.89%	0.29%	10,000,000
01/31/10	-0.59%	-0.59%	10,000,000
2009	Monthly Return	YTD Return	Assets Under Mgt
12/31/09	2.01%	1.95%	10,000,000
11/30/09	0.04%	-0.06%	10,000,000
10/31/09	-0.79%	-0.10%	10,000,000
09/30/09	0.90%	0.70%	10,000,000

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	07/22/10
Starting Date of Program	01/01/98
Accepting New Money?	Yes
Average Annual Rate of Return	1.19%
Peak to Valley Drawdown	-5.26 %
Average Margin as % of Equity	10.00%
Round Turns per Million	650
Minimum Sized Account	1,000,000
Currency Denomination	US Dollars
Management Fee	2.00%
Incentive Fee	20.00%
Notional Funding?	Yes
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.

Accounting Methodology: fully funded

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