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Future Trade AG - GVI Diversified Volatility Program



Principal(s): Jurg Buhler
Strategy: Systematic / Volatility
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Statistics & Program Information

Mar Return   0.35% Worst Drawdown (2)    -17.95% Minimum Investment   $1,000,000
YTD Return   0.80% Losing Streak (3)    0.00 % AUM (5)   $1,000,000
Annualized CROR:1 13.72% Sharpe Ratio (4)   0.95 Calmar Ratio (6)    N/A
Trading Methodology
100% Systematic
Style Sub-Categories
Pattern Recognition
Volatility
Quantitative
Trading Style
100% Trend Following
Market Sector
100% Financials
Holding Period
100% Long Term
Geographic Sector
US
Contracts:
Futures
Options

Start Date   Oct-2011 Currency   US Dollar Margin (7)   0
New Money   Yes AUM (5)   $1,000,000 Management Fee    1.00%
Min Investment    $1,000,000 Annualized CROR 1    13.72% Incentive Fee    20.00%
Fund Minimum    $0 Losing Streak (3)    0.00 % Other Fees   None
Notional Funds    Yes Worst Drawdown (2)    -17.95 % Avg Comm (8)   
NFA Member    Yes Sharpe Ratio (4)    0.95 Max Comm (9)   0.00
NFA Number    0449034 Calmar Ratio (6)    N/A Round Turns (10)    0
Starting Date:  Oct-2011 Currency:  US Dollar
Open to New Investors:  Yes Current Assets:  $1,000,000
Open to US Investors:  Yes Annualized CROR:  13.72%
Minimum Fund Investment:  $0 Worst Monthly Drawdown:  -17.95
Minimum Managed Account:  $1,000,000 Current Losing Streak:  0.00 %
Domocile:   Calmar:  N/A
Subscriptions:  N/A Sharpe Ratio:  0.95
Redemptions:  N/A US Attorney:  Not Listed
Lock Up:  N/A Offshore Attorney:  Not Listed
Hurdle Rate:  N/A Administrator:  Not Listed
Administraton Fee:  0.00% Prime Broker:  Not Listed
Management Fee:  1.00% Auditor:  Not Listed
Incentive Fee:  20.00% NFA Member:  Yes
Selling Fee:  0.00% FINRA Member:  No
Other Fees:  None Other Memberships:  None
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Strategy:
Correlations: AG CTA Index: -0.080              AG Systematic CTA Index: -0.100             

Trading Description, Risk Strategy & Background

The GVI Diversified Volatility Program utilizes systematic rule based trading systems with volatility and market risk control for long-term capital appreciation. The models utilize changes, especially in the term structure of Volatility Futures and other metrics in the Options and Volatility Markets. The systems adapt to changing market regimes and have been designed to achieve substantial diversification for traditional portfolios. This program uses models developed by GVI - Global Vision Investments AG complemented by models provided by a licensor for further diversification.

Future Trade AG is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and develops and trades quantitative trading systems primarily in financial futures contracts. Jurg Buhler is the principal of Future Trade AG and has considerable experience and knowledge in the Financial Markets and development of Trading Models.

Jurg Buhler is a 33 year veteran in the Financial Markets industry and has extensive experience in model development, testing and trading foreign exchange, futures, equities, ETFs and options. He invested early in Alternative Investments and supported CTAs with marketing, consulting, trading and risk management. In his company GVI - Global Vision Investments AG, founded 2008 in Switzerland, he developed models for Volatility Trading (both long and short and with hedges in Equity Futures) and an Adaptive Asset Allocation Program. He holds a bachelor degree of Business Administration.

Performance

Performance are real trading results from 2011-2014 from Licensor as PM in a Fund, from 2015-2019 from Licensor in a Managed Account and from 2020 combination of Licensor and GVI in Managed Accounts.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecROR Max DD
2024 -0.56% 1.02% 0.35%   0.8% -0.56%
2023 2.40% -0.21% 2.33% 2.68% 2.35% 3.71% 1.22% 2.06% -1.68% 0.59% 2.87% 1.05% 21.03% -1.68%
2022 -1.10% -1.28% 3.66% -4.56% 4.38% -1.54% 4.53% 0.84% -3.47% 3.00% 1.73% 1.47% 7.42% -4.56%
2021 -5.25% 7.90% 7.00% 0.37% 1.84% 2.74% -3.75% 3.34% -3.41% 1.88% -1.88% 4.83% 15.66% -5.25%
2020 -3.48% -4.22% 18.47% 5.60% 1.66% 0.07% 1.03% -3.30% 4.28% -1.19% 8.57% -0.77% 27.59% -7.55%
2019 0.07% -0.80% 1.59% 3.20% -2.55% 3.00% 0.43% -3.02% 3.73% 3.89% 2.46% 0.16% 12.51% -3.02%

Annual Performance

Years201120122013201420152016
ROR18.64%45.76%5.73%12.08%2.91%16.67%
Max DD0.00%-3.90%-7.63%-3.43%-15.16%-2.19%

Years201720182019202020212022
ROR4.42%-10.76%12.51%27.59%15.66%7.42%
Max DD-2.44%-17.35%-3.02%-7.55%-5.25%-4.56%

Years20232024 YTD
ROR21.03%0.80%
Max DD-1.68%-0.56%



PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING.

VAMI, Assets under Management & Worst Drawdown

VAMI, AUM & Worst Drawdown (since Oct 2011)$0$0 $1,000$2,000$3,000$4,000$5,000$1 $2 $3 $4 $5 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024$1,000 $2,772 $2,276 VAMIAssets in Millions Assets Under ManagementVAMI (Red Line Indicates Max Drawdown)

Monthly Returns

Monthly Returns (since Oct 2011)-14%-7%7%14%21%2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20240% Month/Year

Accounting Notes:

Performance are real trading results from 2011-2014 from Licensor as PM in a Fund, from 2015-2019 from Licensor in a Managed Account and from 2020 combination of Licensor and GVI in Managed Accounts.

++Qualified Eligible Investors Only:

A Qualified Eligible Person must meet the following two requirements: 1) the investor must first be an accredited investor. The most common ways for this are to either have a net worth of $1,000,000 or more OR an annual income of $200,000 or more for the last two years OR, combined with a spouse, $300,000 per year for two years, 2) the investor must meet an additional portfolio requirement, which is having $4,000,000 in securities holdings OR the person must have on deposit with a Futures Commission Merchant at least $400,000 in exchange-specified initial margin and option premiums, and required minimum security deposit for retail forex transactions).

Exemptions:

PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIBIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUANCY OR ACCURACY OF THE COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.

RISK DISCLOSURE

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.

THIS MATTER IS INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION FOR MANAGED FUTURES. THE RISK OF TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE ('FOREX') AND/OR CRYPTOCURRENCIES 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 THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. IF YOU ARE UNSURE YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. AN INVESTOR MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CTA’S CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT BEFORE INVESTING. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF PROFIT NO MATTER WHO IS MANAGING YOUR MONEY.

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.

AUTUMN GOLD CTA INDEXES ARE NON-INVESTABLE INDEXES COMPRISED OF THE CLIENT PERFORMANCE OF CTA PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN GOLD DATABASE AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF CTAS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN THESE INDEXES.