Monthly Update

Month ending May 2009

 

1.  Commentary

May turned out to be a mixed month with a number of periods of performance followed by setbacks. While the end result of around 1% after fees was respectable, we were a little disappointed with the amount of profits conceded by the systems in the last 48 hours of the month.

During such a mixed month, a number of systems performed well, while others underperformed. Our rotational basket traded against the USD performed strongly along with one of our high frequency mean reversion strategies. However these did not perform so well as to get clear traction against our under performing systems, namely another of our high frequency mean reversion strategies.

That said, the positive month puts all of our clients within a percent of their equity high water marks, which is pleasing and leaves us positioned well to break into more significant positive territory next month.




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2.  Performance

 

 

May 09

Apr 09

% Return

1.4%

(1.2%)

 

 

3.  Track Record* Update

Cumulative Performance

 

 

 

Summary Performance Statistics

 

 

Since Jan 04

Cumulative % return

876%

Annualised % return

52%

Maximum Drawdown

18.7%

Sharpe Ratio

1.5

Sortino Ratio

5.6

 

*Track Record, as presented, is based on the trading account of FuturesTech Pty Ltd (an entity wholly owned by Malcolm Morley, a director of Zone Capital) for the period January 2004 – December 2006 and for the Zone Trading Trust 1 thereafter.  The returns above are after deducting pro-forma fees, consisting of a 2% pa management fee plus a 25% high water marked performance fee.  Zone Capital does not represent in any way that the past performance of the Track Record is any indication of likely future performance.

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