Accounting Notes:
1. Prior to July 2010, Rate of Return is net of pro-forma fees of a 2% management fee and 20% quarterly performance fees.
2. After July 2010 to June 2016, Rate of Return is net of fees of a 2% management fee and 20% quarterly performance fees.
3. After July 2016 to June 2018, Rate of Return is net of fees of a 1.25% management fee and 10% quarterly performance fees.
4. After July 2018 to present, the Rate of Return is net of fees of a 0.65% management fee and 0% quarterly performance fees. The value of investments and any income generated may go down as well as up and is not guaranteed. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Changes in rates of exchange may have an adverse effect on the value, price or income of investments. Investors should be aware of local laws governing investments and should read all the relevant documents.
++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 $2,000,000 in securities holdings OR $200,000 in margin on deposit with a Futures Commission Merchant OR a combination of the two (for example, $1,000,000 in securities and $100,000 in margin).
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.