Nigel James

Superfund Capital Management makes trading decisions using an automated computerized trading system, 'TradeCenter,' which automatically sends buy and sell signals and monitors relevant risk factors on the traded futures and equities markets in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. Their strategy is based on the implementation of a four-point philosophy consisting of market diversification, technical analysis, trend-following and money management. The firm scans the futures markets worldwide on a daily basis and makes the following decisions: whether to establish new positions (long or short), adjustment or placement of stop orders, change in position size based on volatility or change in correlation between markets and whether to exit open positions. The decision to establish new positions is based on a proprietary algorithm that seeks to identify market trends in advance. This is done by analyzing technical indicators and parameters such as moving averages, Bollinger bands, etc. Before entering new positions, Superfund defines the maximum open risk per position based on market correlation and market volatility. This filter is applied after positions have been established on a daily basis per market and adjusts existing stop order levels or reduces position size if proprietary pre-defined risk measures are met or exceeded due to market volatility or changes in market correlation. Superfund uses trend following to identify these changes. Positions are exited either by being stopped out or adjusted as a result of the changes in volatility or market correlation.

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